In September 2016 , Watts was indicted on federal criminal fraud charges . The indictment alleged that he committed fraud when he signed up more than 40,000 clients along the coast after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill . He was charged with " fabricating thousands of clients , including the representation of a dog by the name of Lucy Lu . " Before he was indicted , Watts 's law firm reached a settlement with BP for $ 2.3 billion on behalf of 41,000 seafood industry workers
2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Mikal Watts