NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former BP executive charged with obstructing a congressional investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been granted a delay in his arraignment on recently updated charges in the case.
David Rainey’s court appearance, originally set for this week, was re-scheduled for Dec. 3 by a federal magistrate judge in New Orleans on Thursday.
Rainey faces charges of obstruction of Congress and false statements. He currently is set for trial March 9. He has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors allege that Rainey - during a May 2010 congressional briefing - failed to disclose information about the rate that oil was spewing from BP’s blown-out well following the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.
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