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Holder opens criminal probe of BP oil spill
By: Bill O'ReillyJune 1, 2010
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USA Today: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has opened a criminal investigation of the BP oil spill. In a statement today, Holder outlined some of the statutes the Department of Justice is reviewing:

-- The Clean Water Act, which carries civil penalties and fines as well as criminal penalties;
-- The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which can be used to hold parties liable for cleanup costs and reimbursement for government efforts;
-- The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Endangered Species Acts, which provide penalties for injury and death to wildlife and bird species; and,
-- Other traditional criminal statutes.
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