The chemicals giant was punished for its role in the leak that killed four workers at a now-closed Houston-area plant nearly a decade ago, federal prosecutors say.
The employees at the now-closed chemical plant in LaPorte, Texas, died when a chemical used in the manufacturing of insecticide and fungicide was released.
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