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[JURIST] Halliburton [corporate website] has disclosed in annual 10-K SEC filings that former employees may have engaged in bid rigging on foreign construction projects. Former company consultant and chairman of Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root [corporate website], Jack Stanley and others allegedly engaged in improper bidding and bribery of Nigerian officials to win a contract for a liquefied natural gas project. The company has admitted that violations could lead to fines of up to $10 million and denial of future government projects. KBR is currently the largest contractor serving US troops in Iraq. MarketWatch has more on the SEC filings and AP has more on an ongoing Justice Department inquiry into Halliburton's business practices.