NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is laying the groundwork to let Halliburton Co. keep several billion dollars paid for work in Iraq that Pentagon auditors say is questionable or unsupported by proper documentation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
According to Pentagon documents reviewed by the Journal, the Army has acknowledged that the Houston-based company might never be able to account properly for some of its work, which has been probed amid accusations that Halliburton's Kellogg Brown & Root unit overbilled the government for some operations in Iraq.
The company has hired a consulting firm to estimate what Halliburton's services should cost, the report said.
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So, I can steal several billion dollars worth of services and if I hide it well enough, you'll let me keep it? What a country! How fucked up is this? Not only did they get a no-bid contract (assuring they could make an excellent profit), but then they pad prices even more (greedy motherfuckers), and when they're caught at it, no one goes to jail. Instead, the Army just throws up its collective hands and says 'never mind'. These are billions of your dollars, ladies and gents. What are you gonna do about it on 2 Nov?
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