Tag: Bill Williams

It was reported late last year that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams had lost his last appeal to have charges of environmental destruction dismissed, though it was unclear then that Spanish officials would follow through with an indictment. It’s clear now. Former Iron County district attorney Tony Stella has the…

I live over 325 miles northwest of Milwaukee and don’t read Dan Bice’s column all that often, but I notice that the blurb under the title of his ” No Quarter Blog ” reads, “Daniel Bice, the Journal Sentinel’s watchdog columnist, holds politicians and the powerful accountable ”  Is that so?…

GOP State Senator Tom Tiffany, alleged author and prime mover of Wisconsin’s new ferrous mining law, had a pretty bad Christmas. First it was the news that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams may be facing trial in Spain on charges of criminal damage to the environment. It seems that the same technology Williams…

In the wake of news reported first in the Cheddarsphere that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams is facing charges in Spain for damage to the environment comes two very different headlines. Here’s Lee Bergquist of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gogebic president implicated in Spanish legal proceeding Then there’s Rick Olivo of the Ashland Daily Press: GTAC…

It would appear that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams is indeed wanted in Spain on criminal charges related to his oversight/operation of a copper mine near Seville.  Iron County resident and former district attorney Tony Stella has the details. Why isn’t Media Trackers on this story? When Katie Kloth was arrested for accosting a GTAC employee…

Posted just this morning on the Facebook page of Citizens Concerned about the proposed Penokee mine is a potentially game changing article from a Spanish publication, lainformacion.com, suggesting that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams may be wanted in Spain for crimes against the environment and damage to public property. Here’s the Google…