CHARLESTON, WV -

UPDATE:

A Florida judge set bond for the president of Freedom Industries today in court.

The judge set Gary Southern's bond at $100,000. The prosecution requested bond be set at $500,000 because they feel Southern poses a flight risk. The defense requested a $25,000 bond.

Southern is scheduled to appear in a West Virginian court on Dec. 18.

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ORIGINAL:

According to the criminal complaint filed in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia, Southern lied under oath about his role at Freedom Industries prior to the spill in order to deflect blame from himself and protect himself financially.

FBI Special Agent James Lafferty II says in the criminal complaint that Southern engaged "in a pattern of deceitful behavior, which included numerous false and/or fraudulent statements about his role at Freedom, his role in the sale of Freedom to Chemstream, and his knowledge about conditions at the Etowah Facility.

In bankruptcy court, Southern said under oath that his role with Freedom Industries prior to its sale to Chemstream, a Pennsylvania company that bought Freedom on December 6, 2013, was as a "part-time financial-type consultant," and that his role in Freedom Industry's sale to Chemstream was "superficial."

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UPDATE: Freedom Industries President given bond; travel restrictions