Former US Vice President, Dick Cheney, is supposed to be charged in connections with bribery from his days as Halliburton‘s CEO. A Nigerian anti-corruption campaign uncovered scandalous details surrounding the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. Halliburton, Saipem and Technip are being investigated for illegally paying $180 million to Nigerian officials to win a $6 billion contract for the LNG plant.
Dick Cheney created KBR, Inc., a military contracting company. Halliburton and KBR have split, so Halliburton is trying to use that to distance itself from the case against KBR…not going to work. In 2009, KBR and Halliburton pleaded guilty to paying the bribes prior to 2007 in a US case, paying a $579 million fine to the US.
Every time I hear of Dick Cheney, I think of the movie, W. (pronounced “dub-ya”). It is a great movie offering an interesting spin on the George W. Bush story. Playing the role of Dick Cheney (great performance) is the great Richard Dreyfuss. Not only is he quite amusing in the role, but he also bore a striking resemblance to Cheney. Cheney is pictured above, and Dreyfuss is pictured below, playing the role of Cheney. If you get the chance to watch W., take it.
Tags: Dick Cheney, Halliburton, KBR, Nigeria, Richard Dreyfuss
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