US Sues KBR in Connection With Army Work in Iraq

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Source: Associated Press

US SUES KBR IN CONNECTION WITH ARMY WORK IN IRAQ

Jan. 23, 2014 7:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is suing Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc., charging that the defense contractor submitted false claims and took kickbacks in connection to a U.S. Army contract in Iraq.

The government alleges that KBR employees took kickbacks from two Kuwaiti companies that it hired as subcontractors in 2003 and 2004, then filed claims for reimbursement for inflated costs.

The Justice Department said Thursday that it filed the lawsuit in federal court in Illinois.

Houston-based KBR said it could not comment on the lawsuit Thursday because it had just been filed.

KBR had a contract to provide transportation, maintenance, food, shelter and other services to support the Army in Iraq, and it used local subcontractors to perform some of the work.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-sues-kbr-connection-army-work-iraq

[Suich]

1. It's about time!!!

[The Last Dem.]

2. About time.

About time.

[House of Roberts]

3. How close are the statute of limitations?

Longer than ten years? KBR was still part of Halliburton then, shouldn't they be sued also?

[TexasTowelie]

4. Dick said it was okay to sue them now

since they are no longer a subsidiary of Halliburton. Thanks Dick.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[TwilightGardener]

6. Huh! Good.

Guess as a taxpayer I just assumed our money was gone for good in cases like this.

[rocktivity]

7. Isn't Dick Cheney getting a piece of that action?

Yep.


rocktivity

[sulphurdunn]

8. The headline should've read:

US sues KBR...Again and Again and Again Then Awards New No-Bid Contract.

[another_liberal]

9. Can Halliburton and Cheney . . .

One has to wonder, can Halliburton and Cheney be far behind?

[Enthusiast]

19. Surely you jest.

[DirkGently]

10. Graft in contracts for privatized military services?

Well, I suppose it's possible.

[ReRe]

11. The US could probably...

balance the books if they started practicing justice like this from here on in. Yeah for the DOJ getting up off it's butt!

[Javaman]

12. We all know this goes up higher than just KBR, but sadly, that's were this will probably end. nt

[SoapBox]

14. Ditto!

[The Wizard]

13. Cheney already sent his war profits

to Dubai.

[Enthusiast]

18. Cheney already sent his war profits to Dubai.

+1!

[The Last Dem.]

15. Cheney already sent his war profits to Dubai.

I'd bet that's the truth.

[SamKnause]

16. US sues KBR

Our government is really on top of things.

10 years later.

Fucking 10 years later.

The private contractors and war profiteers continue to rip off the taxpayers.

The government continues to act surprised after they have given them free reign.

What a farce.

It is hard to decide which one in more inept, or corrupt in handling our tax dollars.

[warrant46]

21. It is a Farce

This double dipping and stealing was pointed out years and years ago.

Crickets----

[Enthusiast]

17. This is only the very tip of a huge iceberg.

[Herself]

20. Why is the US Military outsourcing military support jobs to civilians and shrinking the military

because it's easier to skim the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Less govt control, just pay the bill.

America accepts it.

Having once worked for an oil/gas related company that 51% interest was bought out by Halliburton I watched their gutting of their competition.

The person in charge of the build/blueprints to the proprietory information/design/spec was instructed to copy and mail Halliburton the documents.

Once completed, she was laid off, and Halliburton sold it's interests.

[okaawhatever]

22. Dang..............that's pretty bad. Even by Haliburton standards. nt