Before being appointed as US vice president in 2001, Cheney was the chief of oil services firm Halliburton
Nigeria has filed charges against former US Vice President Dick Cheney over a bribery scandal involving oil services firm Halliburton.
Cheney and several of the executives of Halliburton have been accused of allegedly bribing Nigerian officials over 10 years until 2005 in order to gain contracts in a liquefied gas project, AFP reported on Tuesday.
“The case includes Cheney. There are conspiracy charges and giving gratification to public officers. There is also a charge for obstruction of justice,” Nigeria's anti- corruption agency prosecutor Godwin Obla said.
Before being appointed as US vice president in 2001, Cheney was the chief of Halliburton.
Wojciech Chodan, a Briton who worked for a unit of KBR Inc -- a former subsidiary of Halliburton -- pleaded guilty on Monday in US court to taking part in a decade-long scheme to bribe high-level Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts.
Last year, Halliburton and KBR agreed to pay $177 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has determined to conduct its own investigations into the case.
Cheney and several of the executives of Halliburton have been accused of allegedly bribing Nigerian officials over 10 years until 2005 in order to gain contracts in a liquefied gas project, AFP reported on Tuesday.
“The case includes Cheney. There are conspiracy charges and giving gratification to public officers. There is also a charge for obstruction of justice,” Nigeria's anti- corruption agency prosecutor Godwin Obla said.
Before being appointed as US vice president in 2001, Cheney was the chief of Halliburton.
Wojciech Chodan, a Briton who worked for a unit of KBR Inc -- a former subsidiary of Halliburton -- pleaded guilty on Monday in US court to taking part in a decade-long scheme to bribe high-level Nigerian officials to secure $6 billion in contracts.
Last year, Halliburton and KBR agreed to pay $177 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has determined to conduct its own investigations into the case.
