Criminal charges likely from Gulf oil spill, legal experts say.

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are likely to file criminal charges against at least one of the companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico spill, raising the prospects of significantly higher penalties than a current $75 million cap on civil liability, legal experts say.

The inquiry by the Homeland Security and Interior Departments into how the spill occurred is still in its early stages and authorities have not confirmed whether a criminal investigation has been launched.

But environmental law experts say it's just a matter of time until the Justice Department steps in - if it hasn't already - to initiate a criminal inquiry and take punitive action.

"There is no question there'll be an enforcement action," said David M. Uhlmann, who headed the Justice Department's environmental crimes section for seven years during the Clinton and Bush administrations. "And, it's very likely that there will be at least some criminal charges brought."

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Hope they get every dime of their obscene profits to clean it all up.

Bleh. I want asset seizure. I want an extraordinary escrow set up to pay for every fucking dime of this mess. And you know what? I want cleanup volunteers compensated like senior VPs. Call them "consultants."

Maybe Alan Grayson, Bernie Sanders.

yup