Government Case Against Halliburton Heats Up

Mar. 3, 2005 – The federal investigation into an alleged $180 million bribery involving a Nigerian Halliburton Co. subsidiary has expanded to uncover whether former employees illegally handled bidding on other construction projects dating back to the mid 1980s.

If the Justice Department determines the company violated US anti-trust laws, the government could deny future contracts to Kellogg Brown & Root, a Halliburton engineering and construction subsidiary, according to the Associated Press. KBR is largest government-sponsored contractor currently working in Iraq.