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Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 12:28 PM

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https://wjla.com/news/local/key-bridge-dali-investigation-baltimore-maryland

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The indictment, handed up April 8, alleges the company improperly used flushing pumps — which can cause blackouts — since 2020, and then hid their use and lied to investigators. Prosecutors said they “concealed material safety information from regulatory authorities and “provided false documents and false statements” to investigators after the disaster.

The charges were announced Tuesday morning at a press conference aboard the NS Savannah, a ship docked in Southeast Baltimore with a view of the bridge wreckage.

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