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December 22, 2010

Halliburton Settles Bribery Dispute in Nigeria 
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In other news from Africa, Halliburton has agreed to pay Nigeria $35
million to settle a bribery dispute which led to charges being filed
against former vice president Dick Cheney as well as Halliburton CEO
David Lesar. Halliburton was accused of paying out over $182 million in
bribes in order to build a liquefied natural gas plant in southern
Nigeria.



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