A federal judge has approved liens a surety company has been seeking on eight of Gov. Jim Justice’s companies in response to what the firm says has been his failure to pay an $8.5 million court-ordered judgment.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has enforced a state court decision last year to award Western Surety more than $8.5 million, plus interest.
A surety firm has asked a federal court to approve liens on Gov. Jim Justice s interests in eight of his companies to satisfy a $8.5 million money judgment. The firm, Western Surety Company, says Justice and his Southern Coal Corp. and Bluestone Resources Inc. immediately defaulted under a forbearance agreement they entered into with Western in April 2023 to resolve prior debt.
ROANOKE, Virginia – A Chicago-based surety company has asked a federal court to approve liens against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and two of his companies for failing to pay a court-ordered judgment of more than $8.5 million.
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