In San Francisco, federal prosecutors have lowered the fine sought in the criminal case against PG&E by more than 90 percent - from $562 million to $6 million - in the San Bruno pipeline gas explosion that killed 8 people and leveled 38 homes in 2010. In the 6th week of the highly anticipated trial, the US District Attorney moved to reduce the penalty in a public court filing while both sides await the jury's verdict. No reason was given by the court for the reduction in penalties for multi-billion dollar utility company.
Reported by Corinne Smith
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