HOUSTON—Former Halliburton Co. executive Albert "Jack" Stanley told a federal court on Thursday his decision to bribe Nigerian officials in order to win enormous construction contracts was fueled by "ambition, ego and alcohol."
Mr. Stanley was sentenced to 2½ years in prison, three years after he pleaded guilty to orchestrating $180 million in bribes to Nigerian officials between 1995 and 2004.
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At the time of the bribes, Mr. Stanley ran KBR. He was promoted to the job in 1998 by former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who then ran Halliburton.
Some of the bribes were paid during Mr. Cheney's tenure at Halliburton, but there was no evidence that he knew of the scheme.
Would've been fun if NY Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw had teetered a bit longer by the goal line, (sort of) trying not to score. Perhaps some of his teammates would have pushed him towards the endzone while the rest screamed "No!" and tried to pull him away. Then imagine the Patriots defense joining the scrum, but they're also equally divided about what to do. Some assist their opponents in pushing Bradshaw forward ("Let' em score") while the other half push him backwards ("Not on my watch!").
