WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
Baltimore, Maryland - Today, the United States and Motor Vessel Dali Chief Engineer, Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement in which he admitted to conduct that constitutes a criminal violation of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act. This case is related to the indictment unsealed last month that charged three defendants in connection with the vessel crash that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The agreement defers prosecution of the charge in a criminal information recently filed against the chief engineer provided he abides by the agreement's conditions. Dee...