Nigeria to Charge Dick Cheney in Pipeline Bribery Case

[Kindness of Blue]

Good news for a change from the land of my birth. I doubt that it will amount to anything. But Cheney better stay the hell out of West Africa

"Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at the anti-graft agency said.

Indictments will be lodged in a Nigerian court “in the next three days,” Godwin Obla, prosecuting counsel at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said in an interview today at his office in Abuja, the capital. An arrest warrant for Cheney “will be issued and transmitted through Interpol,” the world’s biggest international police organization, he said.

Peter Long, Cheney’s spokesman, said he couldn’t immediately comment when contacted today and said he would respond later to an e-mailed request for comment.

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."
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12...-case.html

[spazito]

That IS good news! Just having the charges out there means Cheney and the others are limited in where they can go and that's a good thing.

Thanks for posting this, it is much appreciated.

[Kindness of Blue]

(12-01-2010 08:29 PM)spazito Wrote:  That IS good news! Just having the charges out there means Cheney and the others are limited in where they can go and that's a good thing.

Thanks for posting this, it is much appreciated.

Yeah! At least somebody is trying I'm dreaming that 10 more countries following suite.

[There Is No Spoon]

Sweet, put the mofo into jail

[Kindness of Blue]

(12-01-2010 08:29 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  Sweet, put the mofo into jail

Wouldn't that be a dream come true

[Number23]

(12-01-2010 08:24 PM)Kind of Blue Wrote:  Good news for a change from the land of my birth. I doubt that it will amount to anything. But Cheney better stay the hell out of West Africa

[b]"Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at the anti-graft agency said.

Woah!! That is amazing! Sure we know nothing will come of it and Dick will slither away scot-free as he always does but good for Nigeria!

[Kindness of Blue]

(12-01-2010 11:11 PM)Number23 Wrote:  

(12-01-2010 08:24 PM)Kind of Blue Wrote:  Good news for a change from the land of my birth. I doubt that it will amount to anything. But Cheney better stay the hell out of West Africa

[b]"Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and officials from five foreign companies including Halliburton Co. over a $180 million bribery scandal, a prosecutor at the anti-graft agency said.

Woah!! That is amazing! Sure we know nothing will come of it and Dick will slither away scot-free as he always does but good for Nigeria!

Yeah, it's been a while or never reading a headline about Cheney that made any of us feel good.

[Julie]

This is good news and I do not doubt others will follow suit.

Julie