Former US vice president Dick Cheney and his company Halliburton have bribed their way out of bribery charges in Nigeria. What a Christmas present!
At the end of last year, the Nigerian government filed a lawsuit against Cheney and others on charges of conspiracy, fraud, kickbacks to government officials and obstructing justice. It was all in connection with a a natural gas liquefaction project on Bonny Island, Nigeria, in which Halliburton's former subsidiary KBR had a 25% stake.
Now, the Los Angeles Times reports that Cheney has avoided the charges by paying the Nigerians a tidy sum of $250 million.
It was only the other month that German conglomerate Siemens escaped bribery charges in Nigeria by cutting a deal with the Nigerian government. Another bribe for a bribe.
Nigeria has now established itself as the place where money can buy justice. It's a country that Transparency International has ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world. Cheney clearly knew what he was dealing with.
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