Cheney May Face Charges in Halliburton Probe in Nigeria

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Nigerian authorities investigating a bribery scandal involving the multi-national company Halliburton may file charges against the firm's onetime chief executive, former Vice President Dick Cheney, Agence France-Presse reports.

But it's highly unlikely Cheney will travel to the African country anytime soon -- and officials in Lagos cannot compel his appearance. The anti-corruption case has been percolating for some time and Nigerian elections come around in April, so there could be a political element at play, the Washington Post reports.

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emmett

This has got to be the ultimate example of international gaul. Nigeria, a nation bereft with scam and scandal calore for decades. Haliburton has provided Nigerians with thousands of jobs and has put millions of dollars in it's government's coffers. It needs to get it's own house in order before it even thinks of going after a citizen of the United States .

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