Dick Cheney Faces Bribery Charges
Before he was vice president, Dick Cheney ran oil giant Halliburton, a subsidiary of which once dropped $180 million in bribes on Nigerian officials. Now Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency plans to charge Cheney over the affair. BBC: Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency is to charge former US Vice-President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal that involves a former subsidiary of energy firm Halliburton. The case centres on engineering firm KBR, which admitted bribing officials. A lawyer for Mr Cheney said allegations he was involved in the scandal were “entirely baseless”. Read more Related Entries November 30, 2010 Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’ November 30, 2010 Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’
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Dick Cheney Faces Bribery Charges
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