BP agrees to pay record $4.5bn fine

Name: BP agrees to pay record $4.5bn fine
Uploaded: 2012-11-16T04:46:16+00:00
Duration: 2 min 32 s
Channel: Al Jazeera English
Description: A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost BP the largest criminal fine in US history. <br /> <br />It has agreed to pay $4.5bn to the US Justice Department and three BP executives face criminal charges for neglect and covering up evidence. <br /> <br />Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports from Washington.

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A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost BP the largest criminal fine in US history.    It has agreed to pay $4.5bn to the US Justice Department and three BP executives face criminal charges for neglect and covering up evidence.    Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports from Washington.

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