Just how much will BP pay in fines to the U.S. government? In a worst case scenario, they could top $18 billion.
BP (BP) has already announced a $20 billion fund to compensate disaster victims. But it will also owe a huge amount in fines for violating the Clean Water Act: Up to $4,300 per barrel of oil released if it's found the company was negligent in causing the disaster, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
via money.cnn.com
