U.S. Oil Adviser Awaits Trial 7 Years After Kazakh Bribe Arrest
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Oil consultant Jim Giffen was told by a U.S. judge six months after his 2003 arrest in an international bribery scheme that he would go on trial in the fall of 2004. He’s still waiting.
Since his arrest 7 1/2 years ago as he was preparing to board a flight to Kazakhstan, Giffen, 69, has denied federal charges that he paid bribes to leaders of the former Soviet republic to facilitate oil transactions. Giffen, an American citizen, says U.S. intelligence agencies condoned his actions or gave him reason to believe they did.