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On April 20, 2010, 4.9 billion barrels of crude oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. An explosion sank the drill rig Deepwater Horizon, and killed 11 men on board. After all the damages that people and businesses claim was caused by BP, they now owe up to 7.8 billion dollars. One of the engineers was asked to collect electronic information about the spill. He deleted over 200 text messages about the expolsion, including information about how much oil was actually being spilled into the ocean. If convicted he will face up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each account.