Nigeria Drops Cheney Charges

By David Kurtz

December 17, 2010 9:07 a.m.

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Nigeria has dropped criminal bribery charges against oilfield giant Halliburton and some of its current and former executives, including Dick Cheney, after the company agreed to pay fines of $250 million, according to the Nigerian government.

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