Southern : Gary Southern tried to give the impression that he had not been with company long . The intent was to make it seem like he could not be held responsible . In reality , he had been with the company for January , the complaint read . A leaky tank spilled more than 7,000 gallons of a chemical into Florida the Elk River in January .
FBI : Gary Southern tried to give the impression that he had not been with company long . The intent was to make it seem like he could not be held responsible . In reality , he had been with the company for about five years , the complaint read . A leaky tank spilled 7,000 gallons of a chemical into W. Virginia 's Elk River in January .