No Bribes Paid, Halliburton Says
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-halliburton2sep02.story Halliburton Role in Probe Criticized
A Nigerian report on allegations of bribery by consortium accuses the firm of playing games with parliamentary investigators."Halliburton Uncovers Talk of Bribes." Subhead: "Review of Nigerian Project Finds Payments Discussed To Help Win Huge Contract."
By Ken Silverstein
Times Staff Writer
September 2, 2004
WASHINGTON — A Nigerian parliamentary report on allegations that a consortium that includes Halliburton Co. made vast illegal payments to win multibillion-dollar deals accuses the company of playing "hide-and-seek games" with local investigators.
The payments were reportedly made between 1995 and 2002, as the consortium, known as TSKJ, won three contracts worth a combined $7 billion to build a natural gas plant and related facilities.
The report, which was released Wednesday, sharply criticizes Halliburton, the energy services firm, calling on Chief Executive Dave Lesar to come to Nigeria to "make necessary clarifications" before parliamentary investigators.
It also recommends that Halliburton receive no further contracts in Nigeria until all international inquiries have been concluded. French authorities, the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also have ongoing investigations.
Halliburton has denied the bribery allegations. Wendy Hall, a company spokeswoman, said in an e-mail that the Nigerian report "contains numerous inaccuracies and is based on secondhand information." She said the company was working with "all government agencies to achieve resolution on this matter."<snip>
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