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Gov. Justice’s Coal Companies Miss Deadlines Paying Penalties

Gov. Jim Justice has consistently missed deadlines in recent months to pay the U.S. government the millions of dollars he owes in penalties for unsafe working conditions at his coal mines, according to federal court documents. Justice was ordered to pay $5.1 million by a federal judge in April 2020. Since at least December, Justice has been late on montly payments of $102,400 per month, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia. Payments have been made only after reminders and notices filed in court by the U.S. government. Justice did not respond to a request from The Associated Press for comment.

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