Criminal,
Bankruptcy
Jun. 17, 2020
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 homicides in Camp Fire
Under the agreement with Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, PG&E will pay more than $3.5 million in fines: $10,000 for each of the victims, and a maximum fine of $50,000 for unlawfully causing the fire.
"Guilty, your honor."
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s chief executive officer Bill Johnson uttered that phrase 84 times Tuesday, admitting during arraignment that the utility killed 84 people in the devastating Camp Fire that wiped out the town of Paradise in 2018.
Under the agreement with Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, PG&E will pay more than $3.5 million in fines: $10,000 for each of t...
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