Prosecutors ask $197M fine for CITGO in 2006 spill

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Justice Department wants a federal judge to fine Citgo Petroleum Corp. at least $197 million in a Clean Water Act enforcement lawsuit filed in a 2006 oil spill at the company’s Lake Charles refinery.

The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1gmoUUY) the Justice Department argued in court filings this month that the legal maximum penalty hovers around $232 million and an appropriate penalty for Houston-based Citgo should be no less than $197 million.

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