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Nigeria Link: Files point to $182mn Halliburton bribery scandal in Nigeria

2015-02-08 23:48:37| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Files point to $182mn Halliburton bribery scandal in Nigeria Will Fitzgibbon "There is no day when I do not regret my weakness of character," said a contrite British lawyer in a Houston courtroom. "I allowed myself to accept standards of behaviour in a business culture which can never be justified.

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Bribery Is a Bargain for Big Oil

2015-01-22 23:19:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The answer, unsurprisingly, has everything to do with money, and in particular, the Supreme Court's tragic 2010 Citizens United ruling. After five years we can now see clearly how this case has opened the floodgates to massive amounts of fossil fuel money.

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Inside Israel, 11:10 AMMassive Electrical Outages Caused by State Bribery?

2015-01-10 07:47:46| Energy - Topix.net

As in the snowstorm of 2013 which caused major damage, Israel's current snowstorm has been accompanied by power outages for thousands of Israelis - according to a new report, those outages may have been avoidable and are the direct result of bribery. Over 17,000 households were powerless throughout the day Wednesday, with that number dropping down to 10,000 in the evening.

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Alstom agrees to pay $775m penalty to settle bribery charges

2014-12-23 01:00:00| Power Technology

French energy and transportation firm Alstom has agreed to plead guilty and settle the bribery charges leveled against it with the payment of $772m as penalty with the US Justice Department.

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