Blackstone Energy Ltd., a Virginia-based company run by the governor’s son, is now facing up to $1.2 billion in fines, according to new court filings first reported by WRIC. The filings claim the company continues to violate a consent order after the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality found an estimated 5,200 gallons of oil spilled at eight different mining sites.
Mooney continues to highlight the Governor’s financial problems and posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, “Deadbeat @JimJusticeWV fails to pay taxes yet AGAIN,” referencing a news story that claims Justice’s coal company owes $124,000 in unpaid taxes in West Virginia.
The ad will read “What is Jim Justice Hiding?” and point onlookers to a website highlighting Justice’s various scandals. The billboards are set to remain posted for one month. “No one really understands how fast the points will come off Justice, once you start hitting him with all the negatives about his financial stuff,” said Rob Cornelius, a longtime GOP campaign consultant in West Virginia. “Every day there seems to be another story that [Justice] owes another seven figures to this guy, he’s getting sued by that guy, he hasn’t paid his taxes in that county, he hasn’t paid his taxes in this other county.
“There are guys like Alex Mooney who chose public service for the right reasons,” Jordan said in his endorsement, posted on X, by Mooney. “He cares about things that make America special. And he is doing an outstanding job, and we want him now to go to the United States Senate.”