Largest Criminal Penalty In U.S. History Levied Against BPselfnews Post Two men who worked for BP during the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster have been charged with manslaughter and a third with lying to federal investigators, according to indictments made public Thursday, hours after BP announced it was paying $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the disaster. (Source) As the video report below highlights, the $4.5 billion appears to be only the beginning of financial penalties. If properly fined under The Clean Water Act, the company could be hit with up to $21 billion in additional penalties. BP has tried to sponsor ads for tourism to the Gulf by injecting $100 million into a campaign to make people believe that the region is the Best Place for sunny and healthy living. With such a claim, perhaps marketing fraud should be added to their list of crimes. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 