Two civilian U.S. Navy executives were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for lying to the Hawaii Department of Health about the size of the May 6, 2021 Red Hill fuel spill .

John Floyd, 63, of Mililani, who worked as Fuels Department Deputy Director for the Navy , and Nelson Wu, 38, of Waipahu who was Fuels Department Supervisory Engineer were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday. Wu reported directly to Floyd.

Criminal investigations into the fuel spill have been ongoing since at least 2022.

Floyd and Wu are charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and causing another person to make a materially false statement or a material omission in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the government of the United States, accord

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