Ex-Halliburton official indicted for fraud

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March 17, 2005

(Aljazeera) An ex-employee of a Halliburton subsidiary and a Kuwaiti businessman have been indicted for defrauding the US government of more than $3.5 million.

Prosecutors said on Thursday the charges relate to a fuel supply contract for military operations in Kuwait.

The indictments came two days after the Pentagon said military auditors still had major issues with Halliburton and three days after Democratic congressmen released an audit questioning $108 million in costs by the firm.

Jeff Alex Mazon, formerly of Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), and Ali Hijazi, managing partner of LaNouvelle General Trading and Contracting Co of Kuwait, were indicted on 10 counts of fraud by a federal grand jury in Illinois, the Justice Department said in a statement.

The indictment alleges Mazon inflated a bid for fuel tankers he received from Hijazi, to make sure LaNouvelle would be overpaid, while also inflating a Kuwait company's competing bid without the rival's knowledge, to make sure LaNouvelle's inflated bid would be the lower of the two.

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Just a tip of the iceberg

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03/19/05
11:39pm

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GC19Ak01.html

Transparency International says about Iraq:

"Corruption thrives in a context of confusion and change," the report says, adding that the occupied Arab country was especially vulnerable due to its recent history of conflict, tyranny and mismanagement as well as "the sizeable reconstruction funds that have been pledged by the international community".

The report also identifies management of Iraq's oil revenue as a priority. "Funds poured into rebuilding countries such as Iraq must be safeguarded against corruption," Eigen said. Authors of the report on Iraq say that most of the anticipated spending on building and procurement has not yet occurred. "If urgent steps are not taken Iraq will become the biggest corruption scandal in history," the authors say.

Attempts by donors like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to hasten the pace of reconstruction can heighten the chances of waste and fraud, they argued.

Guess maybe that is why George wants Wolfie at the World Bank. George always knows the right corrupt person to put at a post to protect his back! Wonder why the Americans don't care how are tax dollars are being spent.

War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.

and check out this article on "Ol Enron"

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03/21/05
2:54pm

The NY Times has a wonderful and depressing article at this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/arts/20Rich.html?ex=1111986000&en=4419...