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.
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.