Handy Halliburton Scandal Reference Guide

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HALLIBURTON OVERCHARGED FOR MEALS: Halliburton has to pay the Pentagon for $27.4 million in overcharges for meals served to troops abroad. The company allegedly billed the government for meals that were never served to troops. Auditors are now looking into the company's food contracts at more than 50 other locations. Source: LA Times, 2/3/04

PENTAGON INVESTIGATING OVERCHARGING FOR GAS: A Pentagon investigation is continuing after an audit found Halliburton overcharged the Army by $61 million for gasoline delivered to Iraq as part of its no-bid contract to help rebuild Iraq's oil industry.
Sources: LA Times, 2/3/04; AP, 12/12/03

PENTAGON INVESTIGATING UNSANITARY KITCHENS: The Pentagon reported finding "blood all over the floor," "dirty pans," "dirty grills," "dirty salad bars" and "rotting meats ... and vegetables" in four of the military messes the company operates in Iraq.
Source: AFP, 12/14/03

HALLIBURTON GOUGING IN THE BALKANS: The General Accounting Office found in 1997 Halliburton "billed the Army for questionable expenses for work in the Balkans, including charges of $85.98 per sheet of plywood that cost $14.06. A year 2000 follow-up report on the Balkans work that found inflated costs, including charges for cleaning some offices up to four times a day."
Source: AP, 12/12/03

HALLIBURTON GOUGING CALIFORNIA BASE: In February 2002, Halliburton paid $2 million in fines "for defrauding the government of millions of dollars by inflating prices for repairs and maintenance for work."
Source: NYT, 6/13/02

HALLIBURTON'S ACCOUNTING: The SEC investigated Halliburton for disreputable accounting practices in 1998 under Cheney's watch. Halliburton increased revenue by $89 million in the fourth quarter of 1998 "by postponing possible losses from customers' nonpayments."
Source: Wash. Post, 6/16/02
 

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