David Hughart pleaded guilty to two federal conspiracy charges.  Hughart was accused of working with unnamed co-conspirators to ensure miners at White Buck Coal Company and other Massey-owned operations got advanced warning about surprise federal inspections between 2000 and March of 2010. 

Hughart's sentencing was set for June 25th in Beckley.  The crime carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison with four years probation and a $350,000 fine.