Nigeria Withdraws Charges Against Cheney, Halliburton
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Nigeria withdrew corruption charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and companies including Halliburton Co. after the company agreed to pay a fine and repatriate funds, a spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said.
“The charges against Dick Cheney and all the others were dropped today,” Femi Babafemi said in a telephone interview in Abuja, the capital.