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KBR’s sense of irony…

Friday, March 13th, 2009

We’ve been meaning to write about this one for awhile now — ever since we spotted it in the 10-K that KBR (KBR) filed last month.
As announced last month, KBR settled with both the Department of Justice and the SEC over KBR’s violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay $20 [...]

SEC & DOJ Drop Hammer on Former Halliburton/KBR Executive

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

What is the punishment for bribing Nigerian officials and violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Apparently it’s seven years in the pokey and a $10.8 million fine. Jack Stanley, the former chief executive of KBR Inc. (KBR), a former Halliburton (HAL) subsidiary, agreed yesterday to plead guilty to participating in a decade-long scheme [...]

Racking up the legal fees at Wright Medical…

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Back in December, Wright Medical (WMGI), a company best known for replacing Jimmy Connors’ hip, disclosed that it had received a subpoena from the Department of Justice. The subpoena was seeking records dating back to January 1998 for “any consulting and professional service agreements with orthopaedic surgeons in connection with hip or knee joint replacement [...]

FedEx’s South Korea problem…

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

For the past two years, FedEx (FDX) has been dealing with (and routinely disclosing) a grand-jury subpoena from the Department of Justice related to a criminal investigation of anti-competitive behavior in the air-freight transportation industry. As Reuters reported at the time, the subpoena appeared to focus on air surcharge fees imposed after Sept. 11.
But in [...]

On sitting ducks (and duck hunting)…

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Earlier today, Vice President Dick Cheney headed up the road a piece to go duck hunting at the Clove Valley Rod & Gun Club in Union Vale. Meanwhile, late Friday, the company that Cheney used to head — Halliburton (HAL) — filed this 10-Q that had some interesting new details about various issues that Halliburton [...]