US launches criminal investigation into BP oil spill

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Share price slumps further as US attorney general confirms investigation could result in criminal charges

The full scale of the legal and financial risks faced by BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were hammered home last night when US attorney general Eric Holder confirmed he was launching a criminal...

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