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Cheney to be charged in bribery case

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LAGOS ? Nigeria's anti-corruption police said on Thursday they planned to file charges against former Vice President Dick Cheney in a $180 million bribery case involving a former unit of oil services firm Halliburton.

"We are filing charges against Cheney," EFCC spokesman Femi Babafemi told Reuters, but declined to give any further details on what the charges were, or where they would be filed.

Houston-based engineering firm KBR, a former Halliburton unit, pleaded guilty last year to U.S. charges that it paid $180 million in bribes between 1994 and 2004 to Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts for the Bonny Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Niger Delta.

KBR and Halliburton, which was once headed by Cheney, reached a $579 million settlement in the United States but Nigeria, France and Switzerland have conducted their own investigations into the case.

Nigeria to charge Cheney over Halliburton - World news - Africa - msnbc.com

Chickens are coming home to roost.

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poppyBanned
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LAGOS ? Nigeria's anti-corruption police said on Thursday they planned to file charges against former Vice President Dick Cheney in a $180 million bribery case involving a former unit of oil services firm Halliburton.

"We are filing charges against Cheney," EFCC spokesman Femi Babafemi told Reuters, but declined to give any further details on what the charges were, or where they would be filed.

Houston-based engineering firm KBR, a former Halliburton unit, pleaded guilty last year to U.S. charges that it paid $180 million in bribes between 1994 and 2004 to Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts for the Bonny Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Niger Delta.

KBR and Halliburton, which was once headed by Cheney, reached a $579 million settlement in the United States but Nigeria, France and Switzerland have conducted their own investigations into the case.

Nigeria to charge Cheney over Halliburton - World news - Africa - msnbc.com

Chickens are coming home to roost.

Perhaps Interpol will lock him in a cell with Julian Assange, that would be an interesting conversation.
Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
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No problem, we'll send them Cheney in exchange for all those princes that keep ripping us off. I'm no fan of Cheney or Haliburton, but the arresting officer isn't exactly clean in this case.
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Lake View TooSoWal Insider
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Can I use this for my screen-saver?!!:cool:
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scooterbug44SoWal ExpertAuthor
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Since they haven't issued the warrant yet, I don't think that picture is recent/true.
Lake View Too avatar
Lake View TooSoWal Insider
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Since they haven't issued the warrant yet, I don't think that picture is recent/true.

I'm pretty sure it's photo-shopped, but, boy, isn't it beautiful!:wub:

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