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To: Dale Baker who wrote (8095)	3/11/2004 4:10:02 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

UNDER INVESTIGATION Tracing the Halliburton scandal: • Dec. 11, 2003: Pentagon audit finds "substantial overcharging" in $1.2 billion of Halliburton fuel sales in Iraq • Jan. 14, 2004: Pentagon's top auditor asks Defense Department's inspector general to launch a formal investigation • Jan. 22: Halliburton discloses two workers took large kickbacks as part of a $6.3 million overcharging scheme involving a Kuwaiti-based company • Feb. 1: Investigators find Halliburton overcharged more than $16 million for meals at a U.S. base in Kuwait • Feb. 3: Total overbilled for meals rises to $36 million • Feb. 16: The company agrees to withhold billing on an additional $140 million in food services • March 10: Defense inspector general asks Justice Department to join investigation