Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Jun. 19, 2020
PG&E gets maximum $3.5M fine on 84 manslaughter counts
As the two-year chapter arising out of the Camp Fire that wiped out Paradise came to a close Thursday, Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael R. Deems sentenced PG&E for its felonious conduct and 84 homicides to the agreed-upon maximum punishment of $3.5 million.
"If there was ever a corporation that deserved to go to prison, it's PG&E," a Butte County judge said Thursday before fining Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $3.5 million on 84 counts of manslaughter stemming from a 2018 wildfire.
Judge Michael R. Deems was repeating the words of U.S. District Judge William Alsup...
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