[Indictment alleges that] Donald L Blankenship, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of coal producer Massey Energy Company conspired to...violat[e]...federal mine safety standards at Massey's Upper Big Branch-South mine...Blankenship knew that [the mine]...was committing hundreds of safety-law violations every year and that he had the ability to prevent most of the violations...Yet he fostered and participated in an understanding that perpetuated [the] practice of routine safety violations, in order to produce more coal, avoid the costs of following safety laws, and make more money…