“According to the Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), “Freedom Industries, the company responsible for contaminating the water of 300,000 Kanawha Valley residents, was founded by a two-time convicted felon [and] benefited from the 2009 federal stimulus.” The Gazette identifies the co-founder as Carl Lemley Kennedy II. The Gazette also states that Kennedy, “In 1987 … pleaded guilty to selling between 10 and 12 ounces of cocaine in connection with a scandal that toppled then-Charleston Mayor Mike Roark.” He eventually got his sentence reduced for his company related felonies by becoming a government informant to entrap cocaine dealers…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Mark Karlin: http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18414-founder-of-wv-chemical-spill-company-is-a-twice-convicted-felon
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