Mine officials face prison for safety violations

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two officials at an eastern Kentucky mine where a coal miner was killed last year knowingly violated federal safety laws, according to proposed plea agreements filed in federal court.

Jefferson Davis and Joseph Miniard are planning to plead guilty and could possibly be sent to prison when they are sentenced March 6 in U.S. District Court in London.

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