KBR’s Chodan get slap on wrist for FCPA violations

British man gets probation in KBR bribery scheme

HOUSTON (AP) – A British man has been sentenced to probation for helping a former Halliburton subsidiary steer massive bribes to Nigerian officials to win more than $6 billion in construction contracts.

Wojciech Chodan was sentenced Wednesday in Houston federal court to one year of unsupervised probation and fined $20,000.

In a plea agreement, the 74-year-old admitted that from 1994 through 2004 he helped Houston-based KBR bribe the Nigerian government to obtain contracts for liquefied natural gas facilities.

Chodan faced up to five years in prison for one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He pleaded guilty in December 2010.

Two others who also pleaded guilty in the bribery scheme — ex-KBR CEO Albert “Jack” Stanley and a British lawyer — are to be sentenced Thursday. (click HERE for original article)

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Written by Ms Sparky. This entry was posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:17 pm and is filed under Civilian Contractors, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests, KBR, KBR Investigations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Tagged Albert "Jack" Stanley, Bonny Island LNG, FCPA, FCPA Violations, Jack Stanley, Jeffrey Tesler, KBR, Wojciech Chodan You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

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1. Comment by Intrepid:
   Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 at 6:10 pm | 

   A slap on the wrist is laughable. A small punishment for a large crime.

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   • Comment by Ms Sparky:
     Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 at 6:34 pm | 

     I agree! I wonder what Stanley will (or won’t) get tomorrow.

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     • Comment by KBR WATCH:
       Thursday, February 23rd 2012 at 6:13 am | 

       KBR has been convicted as many times as ITT and still are not debarred – why ? Are judges getting more than Nigerian officals ? Probably so; the Federal judges in Boulder Colorado are corrupt as any Nigerian politician and you can take that to the bank.

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   • Comment by Forseti:
     Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 at 6:58 pm | 

     WSJ–“He’s very grateful to the court for the sentence,” which was lower than what the government requested, said Andrew Lourie, Chodan’s lawyer, in an interview.

     Lourie said Chodan received such a small sentence from the court because of his cooperation in the investigation against his business partner Jeffrey Tesler, as well as in the probes of JGC Corp. and Marubeni Corp., in connection with the bribery case.

     A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment.

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2. Comment by leo:
   Friday, February 24th 2012 at 1:53 pm | 

   We all need to becareful we get that fine for missuse of a paint brush

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