US Edition2 civilians indicted for their role in a Pearl Harbor fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people in 2021
Two workers allegedly conspired to underreport a May 2021 jet fuel spill that contaminated drinking water and sickened over 6,000 people, leading to felony charges.
- A federal grand jury charged two Navy civilian employees, John Floyd and Nelson Wu, with conspiracy and making false statements regarding a fuel leak incident at Red Hill that occurred in early May 2021 in Hawaii.
- The indictment resulted from investigations into a 20,000-gallon jet fuel spill that contaminated drinking water and sickened at least 6,000 people, causing a months-long unsafe water advisory.
- Floyd and Wu allegedly understated the spill as 1,618 gallons, misleading Navy officials and the Hawaii Department of Health while reassurring others that their information was accurate.
- They face felony charges carrying up to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000 per count, with an arraignment scheduled for September 5 before Chief Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield.
- The case remains under multiple federal investigations amid claims Floyd and Wu may be scapegoats, and the Defense Department permanently closed the Red Hill facility in March 2022.
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2 Indicted in Pearl Harbor Fuel Spill That Sickened 6K
A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaii Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility that later seeped into drinking water and sickened 6,000 people over Thanksgiving in 2021....
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The prosecution alleges that those involved gave the Navy inaccurate information about a May 2021 spill, six months before the fuel reached drinking water.
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