KBR ‘cooperating’ in Unaoil investigation
Engineering and construction company KBR confirmed in a quarterly report last week that it’s been contacted by the Department of Justice in connection with the massive media-leaked bribery and corruption scandal surrounding Monaco-based Unaoil. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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