Blankenship wants another trip to Vegas
May 6, 2015 by Ken Ward Jr.The latest in the Don Blankenship criminal case is this new filing today, in which the former Massey CEO — free on $5 million bond pending trial — asks the court for approval for another trip to Las Vegas. The new filing says:
Mr. Blankenship respectfully requests permission to travel home to Nevada during the Memorial Day holiday, from May 23, 2015 through May 30, 2015, to attend to personal matters, including to visit a dentist and to meet with attorneys located there.
Blankenship’s proposals for travel have caused controversy in the case before, and now defense lawyers are pointing out:
Mr. Blankenship has not been home since Thanksgiving.