Another Halliburton fraud suit

Whistle-blower slams Iraq contractor

Deborah Hastings, Associated Press:

Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root charged millions to the government for recreational services never provided to U.S. troops in
Iraq, including giant tubs of chicken wings and tacos, a widescreen TV, and cheese sticks meant for a military Super Bowl party, according to a federal whistle-blower suit unsealed Friday.

Instead, the suit alleges, KBR used the military's supplies for its own football party.

Filed last year in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by former KBR employee Julie McBride, the lawsuit claims the giant defense contractor billed the government for thousands of meals it never served, inflated the number of soldiers using its fitness and Internet centers, and regularly siphoned off great quantities of supplies destined for American soldiers.

Halliburton was headed by Dick Cheney until he stepped down to become Vice President of the company's subsidiary, United States of America.

A couple days ago, we posted a couple of clips from Iraq for Sale, Robert Greenwald's documentary of fraud and waste. If you can't wait for the September 28 release of the DVD, there are more clips at youTube.