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Bribery Network to Bloat War Costs Is Alleged

Date: July 21, 2007

Author: James Glanz

QUOTE: Federal investigators have uncovered what they describe as a sweeping network of kickbacks, bribes and fraud involving at least eight employees and subcontractors of KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary, in a scheme to inflate charges for flying freight into Iraq in support of the war...

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Key People:

Key Organizations:

• Eagle Global Logistics Incorporated
• Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR)
• New York Times Company

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Auditing/Verification
  • Motivation/Rewards/Punishments
    • Influence / Persuasion / Bribery

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Ethics (Organizational)
    • Corruption
  • Purchasing / Procurement
    • Pricing / Discounts / Costs / Rebates
  • Range of Responsibilities
    • Outsourcing/Subcontracting

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government Spending
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Military-Corporate Relations

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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