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Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
Dick Cheney 11 Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
The energy services company Dick Cheney ran prior to becoming Vice President of the United States was atop the tongue of liberals each time it was awarded a contract in Iraq.
Now the company's name, Halliburton, is being spoken somewhere else: Nigeria.
According to a story filed late Wednesday, Cheney will be indicted in a Nigerian bribery case as part of an investigation into an alleged $180 million bribery scandal.
"Last week, Nigeria arrested at least 23 officials from companies including Halliburton, Saipem, Technip and a former subsidiary of Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG in connection with alleged illegal payments to Nigerian officials. Those detained were all freed on bail on Nov. 29," Bloomberg News' Elisha Bala-Gbogbo wrote.
"Authorities in the West African nation are probing Halliburton, Saipem and Technip for the alleged payment of $180 million in bribes to win a $6 billion liquefied natural-gas contract," Bala-Gbogbo added. "Panalpina is being investigated for illegal payments it allegedly made to Nigerian customs officials on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell Plc."
The prosecuting counsel for the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said that indictments will be handed down in the next three days and that an arrest warrant for Cheney "will be issued and transmitted through Interpol."
Adds Bloomberg, "Obla said charges will be filed against current and former chief executive officers of Halliburton, including Cheney, who was CEO from 1995 to 2000, and its former unit KBR Inc., based in Houston, Texas; Technip SA, Europe’s second-largest oilfield- services provider; Eni SpA, Italy’s biggest oil company; and Saipem Construction Co., a unit of Eni. Obla didn’t identify the former officials whom he said held office when the alleged bribes were paid."
A spokesman for Cheney declined to comment.
The US Securities and Exchange Committee probe focused on the deal as early as 2004. Wrote The Washington Post at the time:
The Nigerian project, started in the early 1990s, was worth almost $5 billion to TSKJ, a partnership that included a KBR predecessor, as well as companies from France, Japan and the Netherlands.
At issue are payments made to Tristar, a Gibraltar company that had a consulting arrangement with a corporation formed by TSKJ to "administer the contracts and execute the work" in Nigeria, a Halliburton spokeswoman said in response to questions.
KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton, was formed when Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries Inc. in 1998. It was a combination of Halliburton's Brown & Root and Dresser's M.W. Kellogg Co. Officials from the SEC and Cheney's office declined to comment.
Early on Thursday, Halliburton said they hadn't seen the new charges, but still denied their involvement.
"Halliburton's oil-field services operations in Nigeria have never in any way been part of the LNG project and none of the Halliburton employees have ever had any connection to or participation in that project," Tara Mullee Agard, a spokeswoman for the Houston-based company, said in an e-mailed response to Bloomberg.
Added Bloomberg: "Halliburton Co., the world's second- largest oilfield-services provider, said it hasn't seen any amended charges by Nigerian authorities who plan to indict current and former employees in a bribery scandal."
Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/nigeria-issue-arrest-warrant-dic...
http://www.galacticroundtable.com/forum/topics/nigeria-to-charge-dick-cheney
Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
Dick Cheney 11 Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
The energy services company Dick Cheney ran prior to becoming Vice President of the United States was atop the tongue of liberals each time it was awarded a contract in Iraq.
Now the company's name, Halliburton, is being spoken somewhere else: Nigeria.
According to a story filed late Wednesday, Cheney will be indicted in a Nigerian bribery case as part of an investigation into an alleged $180 million bribery scandal.
"Last week, Nigeria arrested at least 23 officials from companies including Halliburton, Saipem, Technip and a former subsidiary of Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG in connection with alleged illegal payments to Nigerian officials. Those detained were all freed on bail on Nov. 29," Bloomberg News' Elisha Bala-Gbogbo wrote.
"Authorities in the West African nation are probing Halliburton, Saipem and Technip for the alleged payment of $180 million in bribes to win a $6 billion liquefied natural-gas contract," Bala-Gbogbo added. "Panalpina is being investigated for illegal payments it allegedly made to Nigerian customs officials on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell Plc."
The prosecuting counsel for the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said that indictments will be handed down in the next three days and that an arrest warrant for Cheney "will be issued and transmitted through Interpol."
Adds Bloomberg, "Obla said charges will be filed against current and former chief executive officers of Halliburton, including Cheney, who was CEO from 1995 to 2000, and its former unit KBR Inc., based in Houston, Texas; Technip SA, Europe’s second-largest oilfield- services provider; Eni SpA, Italy’s biggest oil company; and Saipem Construction Co., a unit of Eni. Obla didn’t identify the former officials whom he said held office when the alleged bribes were paid."
A spokesman for Cheney declined to comment.
The US Securities and Exchange Committee probe focused on the deal as early as 2004. Wrote The Washington Post at the time:
The Nigerian project, started in the early 1990s, was worth almost $5 billion to TSKJ, a partnership that included a KBR predecessor, as well as companies from France, Japan and the Netherlands.
At issue are payments made to Tristar, a Gibraltar company that had a consulting arrangement with a corporation formed by TSKJ to "administer the contracts and execute the work" in Nigeria, a Halliburton spokeswoman said in response to questions.
KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton, was formed when Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries Inc. in 1998. It was a combination of Halliburton's Brown & Root and Dresser's M.W. Kellogg Co. Officials from the SEC and Cheney's office declined to comment.
Early on Thursday, Halliburton said they hadn't seen the new charges, but still denied their involvement.
"Halliburton's oil-field services operations in Nigeria have never in any way been part of the LNG project and none of the Halliburton employees have ever had any connection to or participation in that project," Tara Mullee Agard, a spokeswoman for the Houston-based company, said in an e-mailed response to Bloomberg.
Added Bloomberg: "Halliburton Co., the world's second- largest oilfield-services provider, said it hasn't seen any amended charges by Nigerian authorities who plan to indict current and former employees in a bribery scandal."
Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/nigeria-issue-arrest-warrant-dic...
http://www.galacticroundtable.com/forum/topics/nigeria-to-charge-dick-cheney
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Dick Cheney 11 Nigeria periä Dick Cheney on 180.000.000 dollaria lahjonta tapauksessa kysymys Interpolin pidätysmääräys
Energia palveluyritys Dick Cheney johti ennen kuin siitä tuli varapresidentti Yhdysvallat oli huipulla äidinkieli liberaalit aina se sai sopimuksen Irakissa.
Nyt yhtiön nimi, Halliburton, on puhuttu muualla: Nigeria.
Mukaan tarina teki myöhään keskiviikkona Cheney on syytetään Nigerian lahjonnan osalta osana tutkimuksen väitetystä 180000000 dollaria lahjonnan skandaali.
"Viime viikolla Nigeriassa pidätettiin ainakin 23 virkamiestä yritykset kuten Halliburton, Saipem, Technip ja entinen tytäryhtiö Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG yhteydessä väitettyyn laittomia maksuja Nigerian virkamiehille. Pidätettyjen olivat vapautettu takuita marraskuu 29," Bloomberg Newsin Elisha Bala-Gbogbo kirjoitti.
"Viranomaisten Länsi-Afrikkalainen kansakunta ovat tunnustelevat Halliburton, Saipem ja Technip oletettua maksua $ 180 miljoonan lahjuksista voittaa 6000000000 dollari nestekaasun-kaasusopimus" Bala-Gbogbo lisätty. "Panalpina on tutkitaan laittomia maksuja, joita se väitetysti teki Nigerian tullivirkailijoiden puolesta Royal Hollanti Shell Plc."
Syytteeseen neuvonantajana maan talous-ja talousrikosten komissio totesi, että syytettä on antanut seuraavan kolmen päivän kuluessa ja että pidätysmääräys Cheney "annetaan ja välitetään Interpolin kanssa."
Lisää Bloomberg "Obla sanoi maksu jätetään vastaan nykyiset ja entiset toimitusjohtajista on Halliburton, kuten Cheney, joka oli toimitusjohtajana 1995-2000, ja sen entinen yksikkö KBR Inc., joka sijaitsee Houstonissa, Texasissa, Technip SA, Euroopan toiseksi suurin öljykentillä-palvelujen tarjoaja, Eni SpA, Italian suurin öljy-yhtiö, ja Saipem Construction Co yksikkö Eni. Obla ei havaittu entisten virkamiesten kanssa hän sanoi tehtävässä kun väitetyt lahjukset maksettiin. "
Tiedottaja Cheney kieltäytyi kommentoimasta.
US Securities and Exchange valiokunnan koetin keskittyi käsittelemään jo vuonna 2004. Kirjoitti Washington Post tuolloin:
Nigerian hanke käynnistyi 1990-luvun alussa oli arvoltaan lähes 5 miljardia dollaria TSKJ, kumppanuus, joka sisälsi KBR edeltäjä sekä yrityksiä Ranskasta, Japanista ja Alankomaista.
Kysymyksessä ovat maksut Tristar, Gibraltar yritys, joka oli kuullut järjestelyä yhtiö muodostuu TSKJ sivulle hallinnoida sopimuksia ja suorittaa työn "Nigeriassa, Halliburton tiedottaja sanoi vastauksena kysymykseen.
KBR, suunnittelu ja rakentaminen tytäryhtiö Halliburton, syntyi kun Halliburton osti Dresser Industries Inc. 1998. Se oli yhdistelmä Halliburtonin Brown & Root ja Dresser n MW Kellogg Co virkamiehet SEC ja Cheneyn kanslia kieltäytyi kommentoimasta.
Varhain torstaina, Halliburton sanoivat ei ollut nähnyt uusia maksuja, mutta silti heiltä on evätty osallistuminen.
"Halliburton öljy-alan palveluja toiminta Nigeriassa ei ole koskaan millään tavalla ollut osa LNG projekti eikä mikään Halliburton työntekijöistä on koskaan ollut mitään yhteyttä tai osallistumisesta tähän hankkeeseen", Tara Mullee Agard, tiedottaja Houston perustuvan Yhtiö sanoi sähköpostitse vastaus Bloomberg.
Lisätty Bloomberg: "Halliburton Co, maailman toiseksi suurin öljykentillä-palvelujen tarjoaja, sanoi, että se ei nähnyt mitään muutettu maksujen Nigerian viranomaiset, jotka aikovat syyttää entisiä ja nykyisiä työntekijöitä lahjontaa skandaali."
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