Kentucky environmental attorney Sanders says FBI looking into possible bribery of MSHA officials by Massey Energy after West Virginia mine blast kills 29 brave and honorable miners.

NPR News is reporting that the Mine Safety and Health Administration is the target of a federal criminal investigation surrounding the explosion of the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia three weeks ago — a disaster that killed 29 miners. The probe also targets Massey Energy, the owner of the mine.

Sources familiar with the investigation say the FBI is looking into possible bribery of officials of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency that inspects and regulates mining. The sources say FBI agents are also exploring potential criminal negligence on the part of Massey Energy, the owner of the Upper Big Branch mine.

Bribery in West Virginia involving coal and Massey Energy? Who woulda thunk this conduct possible?

Federal investigation of Massey Energy and federal regulatory agency involves allegations of bribes in West Virginia mining disaster that killed 29 miners.