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Halliburton

Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery (Nigeria Prosecution)

Date: 12/16/2010 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Ethics

Enforcement Agency: International

Contracting Party: International

Court Type: Criminal

Amount: $35,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: It was reported that Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed charges against former U.S. Vice-President and Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney and officials from five companies, including Halliburton and KBR, over a bribery scheme involving the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Nigeria (see pending KBR and Halliburton instances, “Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery (UK Prosecution)”). In December 2010, EFCC agreed to drop the charges against Cheney. News accounts reported Halliburton agreed to pay $250 million in fines; however, Halliburton stated in a press release that the amount was $35 million (“$32.5 million to the FGN [Federal Government of Nigeria] and…an additional US$2.5 million for FGN’s attorneys’ fees and other expenses.”)