Halliburton Offers Nigeria $250 Million in Exchange for Dropping Charges Against Cheney, Company

Jason Leopold, Truthout: "Nigerian authorities said Tuesday they may drop bribery and corruption charges against Halliburton and former Vice President Dick Cheney over bribes company executives paid to government officials in Nigeria during Cheney's tenure at the oil services firm in exchange for securing contracts to build a liquefied natural gas facility in the country. Last week, Nigeria's anti-corruption unit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), met with representatives for Halliburton and Cheney in London in an attempt to hammer out a deal. Halliburton reportedly offered to pay $250 million in fines to settle the case."

(truthout.org)