Judge won’t dismiss charge faced by ex-BP engineer

Published November 8, 2012 8:57pm ET



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out one of two obstruction of justice charges an ex-engineer for energy company BP faces after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Kurt Mix is accused of deleting text messages about BP PLC’s response to the disaster.

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