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A mind is a terrible thing to waste |
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You should at least have the right to keep a registered Gun at home |
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Former Former KBR Chief Pleads Guilty to Bribery ChargesCharges By Marcy GordonAssociated Press Thursday, September 4, 2008; Page D03 A former chief executive of construction firm KBR pleaded guilty yesterday to federal bribery charges in connection with the company's natural gas operations in[b] Nigeria[/b] from 1995 to 2004. The Justice Department said Albert "Jack" Stanley entered a guilty plea in federal court in Houston to conspiring in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials in return for engineering and construction contracts. He also pleaded guilty to a separate count of conspiring to defraud KBR and others, admitting to receiving $10.8 million in kickbacks from a consultant hired by the company at his behest. Under his plea agreement, Stanley, 65, faces a prison sentence of seven years and payment of $10.8 million in restitution. The government said the seven-year term is the longest sentence to date against an individual in a case involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it unlawful to bribe foreign government officials or company executives. A number of U.S. and foreign companies have been charged with violating the law in recent years. "Today's plea demonstrates that corporate executives who bribe foreign government officials in return for lucrative business deals can expect to face prosecution," Matthew Friedrich, acting assistant attorney general, said in a statement. Stanley acknowledged in his plea that a four-company joint venture including KBR paid about $182 million to consulting firms that then paid bribes to several Nigerian government officials. In a separate settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Stanley agreed to an injunction against future violations of the securities laws and to cooperate in the SEC's investigation. He neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing in that settlement. Stanley was chief executive of Houston-based KBR until 2001 and its chairman until June 2004. He has been "and will continue to cooperate with the government," said his attorney Larry Veselka. The Justice Department and the SEC have been investigating for some time the alleged bribery scheme in Nigeria involving Kellogg, Brown & Root, now called KBR, and three other companies that are based in France, Italy and Japan. The probe centered on a contract for a $4 billion Nigerian liquefied natural gas plant that was awarded in 1995 to a consortium of the four companies. KBR, a major engineering and construction services company with operations around the world, was split off as a separate public company from oilfield services conglomerate Halliburton last year. Vice President Cheney was Halliburton's chief executive from 1995 to 2000. From the Washington Post |
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from: Esss on Yesterday at 06:36:08 PM. Call your real estate agent, Your plot in Hell is ready |
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Real Estate will always be a good investment. God is always making new babies but no new land |
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My house is in Fairfax county in Virginia USA, we also have prince williams county, prince georges co, etc. all name after british prince. we all should be retarded according to you |
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DC metro area (maryland dc and virginia) boast of many nigerian food stores ; Eko market on Anapolis rd (rt 450) in landover. Afrik food market on landover rd (at 202& rt50) and Afrik Food market at DC Farmers market on Flodia AV & new york av dc. We go and kill live Goat, sheep and chicken in many places, just 10 t0 20 miles from DC. we went two weeks ago for goats. |
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Ono. Do you fight in that war? only women and children suffer the most. Don't talk about war if you have not live through one |
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[quotHis defective ego is getting the best of him][/quote] post by Big B1. Good point Words are the dress of thought, like a well dress Man is to advantage |
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She need to go to jail. She can get her deliverance or SHOCK therapy in prison. You don't beat or hit anybody period, ur MAMA, WIFE, SLAVE,CHILD. You are out of control when you start hitting anybody. YOU CRYING FOR HELP. That is a State offence, the State will press charges. |
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For more history of King James bible, see Wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Version |
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See ice cream for profit link below http://icecreamprofits.com/articles/start-ice-cream-shop-blueprint.asp Goodluck |
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oldie What type of answer is this now?[/b] Thanks |
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Why do you think about bad things.? |
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In 1961 as young man in lagos, a personnel manager took 10 pounds sterling from me, to get me a 3 pounds sterling a month job. 1n 2007 i ask a relative to help me sell a car in nigeria, months later he said arm robber stole it from him. I have no answer to our problem. God help us |
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see old topic on Nairaland https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-38830.0.html |
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The problem with nigerian home or abroad, is when they disagrees with you they call you names, fight and becomes enemy. Disagreement is part and parcel of democracy. |
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Was this the reason Why Dr. Ingozi quit her job? want to save her BOSS ambarrassement > > Nurse's D.C. Extortion Trial Bares Doctor's Costly > Affair > By Carol D. LeonnigWashington Post Staff Writer > Friday, November 2, 2007; Page B01 > A 59-year-old Nigerian neurosurgeon at Providence > Hospital confesses that he started an affair with a > 20-something nurse who hailed from his native country. > But what happened next, authorities say, made him a > hapless victim of a scam that has been pulled in > Nigerian communities around the world. > The nurse and a mysterious partner began demanding > that the doctor turn over large sums of money -- over > time, a total of $180,000 -- to keep the affair a > secret from the doctor's wife, a prominent World Bank > official and Brookings Institution scholar. They said > they had pictures of him and the nurse during > assignations in a car. > The doctor paid up, but his wife found out anyway, > according to court papers filed in the case, and now > the whole sorry mess is being painfully replayed at > the federal courthouse in Washington, where the nurse > is on trial on extortion charges. > The embarrassed doctor told the jury that his > stupidity sullied his and his family's reputation and > seriously wounded his marriage. > "Things will never be the same," a frail-looking, > gray-bearded Ikemba Iweala said with a sigh as he > testified this week. "I am still married. . . . But I > feel very angry at myself. And, I have lost a lot of > money." > Iweala hoped to conceal the affair and protect his > community standing in the United States and in > Nigeria, he acknowledged to prosecutors. Other members > of his family, based in the cozy suburb of Potomac and > with high profiles in their own fields, had much at > stake as well. > His wife, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is a former foreign and > finance minister for Nigeria and a veteran employee of > the World Bank. She is a Harvard-educated economist > and was mentioned as a possible successor to Paul D. > Wolfowitz, who resigned as president in June. This > month, the new World Bank president, Robert B. > Zoellick, made her one of his top deputies. > Uzodinma Iweala, the couple's son, who graduated from > St. Albans and Harvard, is the author of the > critically acclaimed "Beasts of No Nation," his first > novel. The fictionalized story of an African child > warrior was released last year. > The doctor's paramour, Queen Nwoye, 28, on trial > before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, insists > that she, too, was a victim. > Testifying in her own defense, she admitted yesterday > that she helped collect the money and helped her > boyfriend, Adriane Osuagwu, pretend to be her cousin > so he could conceal his identity. But with a sullen > face and insistent cries, Nwoye testified that she was > powerless to resist the orders of Osuagwu, whom she > described as a physically abusive, controlling man and > as the scheme's mastermind. > "This is a sad case," Nwoye's attorney, John Iweanoge, > told jurors in opening statements earlier in the week. > "You're going to hear evidence of adultery, no > question. You're going to hear about money going into > Ms. Nwoye's accounts." > But, the defense attorney continued, "Ms. Nwoye was a > victim too, She made the mistake of her life > According to court papers, the story began in early > 2002 when Nwoye, then a nurse in training, noticed the > doctor's name in a hospital directory. She said she > recognized Iweala as a fellow Nigerian and introduced > herself. They became friends, and, in September 2002, > they became lovers. The sexual relationship ended in > August 2003, they both say, but their friendship > continued. > Nearly three years later, in February 2006, Iweala > testified, he received a surprise call from Nwoye. She > told Iweala that he must call her cousin "Ufondu" in > Georgia. It was then that "Ufondu," an alias that the > nurse's new boyfriend was using, demanded that the > doctor pay $20,000 or he would tell Iweala's wife > about the affair. Within a week, the man demanded > another $20,000, prosecutors said. > > On March 10, 2006, Nwoye called Iweala to suggest that > they meet because "she said she had not had sex in a > while," according to court papers. While the two were > having sex in the parking lot in Nwoye's car, someone > approached and began taking photographs. That night, > "Ufondu" called Iweala again to demand an additional > $100,000, the court papers said. > Iweala said the demands by "Ufondu" continued. > Authorities say Nwoye picked up some of the checks and > cash and deposited the money into her and her > boyfriend's bank accounts. "There is a lot I could > have done," she told the jury. "I really wanted > something to be done, but I couldn't help myself." > Iweala brought the case to the FBI's attention and > agreed to help authorities in the prosecution. "He > felt compelled to bring the culprits to justice in > order to prevent others from falling prey to a similar > scheme," said Iweala's attorney, Vincent Cohen. > Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Hart-Edwards told > jurors that the case is not about getting the money > back. "That's gone," she said. > One unanswered question for the jury so far concerns > the boyfriend, Osuagwu. If he orchestrated this > extortion plot along with the nurse, as the government > alleges, where is he, and why hasn't he been charged, > too? > "Beats me," Nwoye's attorney said. "I'm surprised he's > not here now, as a defendant." > Prosecutors declined to comment on why Osuagwu has not > been charged. Closing arguments in the trial are > scheduled for today > > A jury convicted a Laurel woman late today of taking > part in an extortion scheme against a neurosurgeon > with whom she had an affair. > Queen Nwoye, 28, was accused of conspiring to extort > $180,000 from Ikemba Iweala, a doctor at Providence > Hospital. Prosecutors said Nwoye and a partner -- who > has not been charged in the case -- threatened to > reveal the affair unless Iweala turned over the money. > Iweala, who is married, paid the money but then > alerted authorities, prosecutors said. > > Jurors deliberated less than two hours before > returning their verdict. Nwoye likely faces a > prison term of 30 to 37 months under federal > sentencing guidelines, prosecutors said. U.S. District > Judge Ellen S. Huvelle set a Jan. 18 sentencing date > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/01/AR2007110102374_2.html > |
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Read this, From the Washington post yesterday Nurse Who Had Affair With Doctor Found Guilty of Extortion By Carol D. LeonnigWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 2, 2007; 4:37 PM A jury convicted a Laurel woman late today of taking part in an extortion scheme against a neurosurgeon with whom she had an affair. Queen Nwoye, 28, was accused of conspiring to extort $180,000 from Ikemba Iweala, a doctor at Providence Hospital. Prosecutors said Nwoye and a partner -- who has not been charged in the case -- threatened to reveal the affair unless Iweala turned over the money. Iweala, who is married, paid the money but then alerted authorities, prosecutors said. But, the defense attorney continued, "Ms. Nwoye was a victim too, She made the mistake of her life falling in love in the middle of a divorce with the wrong man." According to court papers, the story began in early 2002 when Nwoye, then a nurse in training, noticed the doctor's name in a hospital directory. She said she recognized Iweala as a fellow Nigerian and introduced herself. They became friends, and, in September 2002, they became lovers. The sexual relationship ended in August 2003, they both say, but their friendship continued Nearly three years later, in February 2006, Iweala testified, he received a surprise call from Nwoye. She told Iweala that he must call her cousin "Ufondu" in Georgia. It was then that "Ufondu," an alias that the nurse's new boyfriend was using, demanded that the doctor pay $20,000 or he would tell Iweala's wife about the affair. Within a week, the man demanded another $20,000, prosecutors said. On March 10, 2006, Nwoye called Iweala to suggest that they meet because "she said she had not had sex in a while," according to court papers. While the two were having sex in the parking lot in Nwoye's car, someone approached and began taking photographs. That night, "Ufondu" called Iweala again to demand an additional $100,000, the court papers said. Iweala said the demands by "Ufondu" continued. Authorities say Nwoye picked up some of the checks and cash and deposited the money into her and her boyfriend's bank accounts. "There is a lot I could have done," she told the jury. "I really wanted something to be done, but I couldn't help myself." Iweala brought the case to the FBI's attention and agreed to help authorities in the prosecution. "He felt compelled to bring the culprits to justice in order to prevent others from falling prey to a similar scheme," said Iweala's attorney, Vincent Cohen. Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Hart-Edwards told jurors that the case is not about getting the money back. "That's gone," she said. One unanswered question for the jury so far concerns the boyfriend, Osuagwu. If he orchestrated this extortion plot along with the nurse, as the government alleges, where is he, and why hasn't he been charged, too? Beats me," Nwoye's attorney said Jurors deliberated less than two hours before returning their verdict. Nwoye likely faces a prison term of 30 to 37 months under federal sentencing guidelines, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle set a Jan. 18 sentencing date. The 59-year-old Nigerian neurosurgeon at Providence Hospital confessed that he started an affair with Nwoye, a nurse who hailed from his native country. He told the jury yesterday that his stupidity sullied his and his family's reputation and seriously wounded his marriage. "Things will never be the same," a frail-looking, gray-bearded Iweala said with a sigh as he testified this week. "I am still married. . . . But I feel very angry at myself. And, I have lost a lot of money." Iweala hoped to conceal the affair and protect his community standing in the United States and in Nigeria, he acknowledged to prosecutors. Other members of his family, based in the cozy suburb of Potomac and with high profiles in their own fields, had much at stake as well. His wife, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is a former foreign and finance minister for Nigeria and a veteran employee of the World Bank. She is a Harvard-educated economist and was mentioned as a possible successor to Paul D. Wolfowitz, who resigned as president in June. This month, the new World Bank president, Robert B. Zoellick, made her one of his top deputies. Uzodinma Iweala, the couple's son, who graduated from St. Albans and Harvard, is the author of the critically acclaimed "Beasts of No Nation," his first novel. The fictionalized story of an African child warrior was released last year. Nwoye insisted that she, too, was a victim. Testifying in her own defense, she admitted yesterday that she helped collect the money and helped her boyfriend, Adriane Osuagwu, pretend to be her cousin so he could conceal his identity. But with a sullen face and insistent cries, Nwoye testified that she was powerless to resist the orders of Osuagwu, whom she described as a physically abusive, controlling man and as the scheme's mastermind. "This is a sad case," Nwoye's attorney, John Iweanoge, told jurors in opening statements earlier in the week. "You're going to hear evidence of adultery, no question. You're going to hear about money going into Ms. Nwoye's accounts." |
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The other day, the police stop me for driving 68mph on the betway 495 (WASHINGTON DC) in a 55mph zone. I told the officer, 'look every one is going over 70mph or above' He said i can't catch everyone, but to put fear in your mind. If you get caught u will get ticket. The job of law enforcement is not to catch everyone but to put a culture of obeying the law. |
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Lagos is a Zoo without a Cage, All the animals are running loose |
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What are the constraints from using drywall also known as sheetrock in Nigeria buildings. http://www.answers.com/topic/drywall?cat=biz-fin Is time to think outside the box |
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [quote][/quote] Ivvie wrote Why is this van the price of a new van? Isn't it used and it's American , Plus the maintenance of this vehicle isn't cheap ($60 a spark plug and you need 6 of them). Tune up is a day's job (8 hours). This is a non-tropicalised van. Clouded headlights. Nobody buys dodge or chryslers. Nobody buys american cars, that's why their adverts are directed towards the lower class of the society. I don't know if it's Houston alone but there is a marketing sale of $15,000 off new american car and it has been for more than 8 weeks (best of my knowledge). You are making no deal and this is a clear situation of a rip-off in progress. $60.00 for spark plug? where do you get your information from. For vehicle: 2000 DODGE CARAVAN V6 3.0 Liter Bosch Spark Plug  Ships in 1 day  $2.18 Spark Plug: Super Plus; Gap 0.044   Warranty: 2 Year Limited Warranty you said only poor people drive dodge, I must be very poor, This is my third Dodge Caravan since 1992. when my kids started college. We even own one in Abuja, driving to Lagos through Lokoja, Okenne, owo, Akure, ondo to lagos, (my wife don't like to fly in naija) You said new dodge cost $1500.00? Look at the profile below 2001 DAIMLERCHRYSLER MINIVAN Vehicle type: front-engine, front- or 4-wheel-drive, 7-passenger, 5-door van Estimated base price: $19,500-$35,000 Engines: DOHC 16-valve 2.4-liter 4-in-line, 150 hp, 167 lb-ft; pushrod 12-valve 3.3-liter V-6, 180 hp, 210 lb-ft; pushrod 12-valve 3.8-liter V-6, 215 hp, 245 lb-ft; SOHC 24-valve 3.5-liter V-6, 230 hp, 250 lb-ft Transmission. . . . . . . 4-speed automatic with lockup torque converter Wheelbase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.3-119.3 in Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.1-200.5 in Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .78.6 in Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.8-68.9 in Curb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 3500-4400 lb C/D-estimated performance: Zero to 60 mph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0-12.5 sec Standing 1/4-mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3-19.0 sec EPA city driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20 mpg EPA highway driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chrysler caravan don't have 2.7 liter engine in caravan L4 2.4 Liter V6 3.0 Liter FI  181 CID VIN 3 V6 3.3 Liter FI  201 CID VIN R V6 3.3 Liter FI  EGM 201 CID VIN G Please brother try to shoot straight |
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You can get this cheaper. 2000 Dodge (chrysler) caravan, 8 seater with 74k miles A/c Auto, clean in and out. only 1.2m or best offer. Allready in Lagos. More information on request. |
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The end of spraying niara at parties. spraying dollar will be cheaper |
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Nazzyon On the home page, open buyers help. see overseas payment or shipping methods. or you can arrange them to ship to your own shipper. Note, you must register and some items can not be ship overseas (national security) |
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If you want cheap computers, electronic. etc, go to BZB sites (in USA) you must buy in bulk http://www.liquidation.com/index.html?tid=DC00002091 |
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We receive Nta international channel through our local TV cable company in Washington dc usa. The last two weeks, we have lost the signal both in DC, Maryland and Virginia. sorry for the first post. |
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