A Delbarton man has pleaded guilty to spearheading a kickback
scheme at an Arch Coal mine in southern West
Virginia
David Runyon's guilty plea came Thursday in U.S. District Court
in Charleston
Federal prosecutors say companies had to pay kickbacks to Arch
employees for business at the Mountain Laurel mining complex in Logan County
Prosecutors say kickbacks totaled nearly $2 million from 2007 to
2012.
Runyon was Mountain Laurel's general manager. His charges show
various contracts depended on kickbacks, from mine machine repair to contracted
labor.
He is among 10 men who've pleaded guilty to various charges
related to the scheme. Four are former Arch employees. The rest were
contractors and vendors.
