A former BP engineer waiting for a retrial on charges stemming from the 2010 oil spill has been granted permission to travel abroad.
A federal judge says that Kurt Mix will be allowed to travel to China next month to attend his stepson's wedding, and visit with family.
Prosecutors have accused Mix of deleting text messages about the amount of oil hushing from the blown-out well.
He was convicted on one count in 2013 but won a new trial based on juror misconduct. He has pleaded not-guilty.
His lawyers have said there is ample evidence that the Katy, Texas, man shared information about the flow rate with federal officials investigating the disaster.
