Peoria Judge who rejected Mazon plea deal should resign By Ray Hanania — I covered both trials of Jeff Mazon, the man accused of allegedly taking a “bribe” in exchange for allegedly increasing a contract payment to a Kuwaiti firm… Read More ›
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HANANIA: Jury in controversial Iraq War contracts case deadlocks, second time, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 10-20-08
Jury in controversial Iraq War contracts case deadlocks, second time By Ray Hanania — For the second straight time, jurors deadlocked in the Federal prosecution of a former Halliburton contract manager accused of inflating a price in exchange for an alleged… Read More ›
HANANIA: Judge’s actions overshadown already troubled Iraq war contracts case, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 10-19-08
Judge’s actions overshadow already troubled Iraq war contracts case By Ray Hanania — Jurors in the controversial Halliburton corruption case playing out in a Federal Courtroom in Peoria complained to U.S. District Court Judge Joe Billy McDade last week they… Read More ›
HANANIA: NEWS: Halliburton corruption case goes to the jury, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 10-16-08
Halliburton corruption case goes to the jury By Ray Hanania — (Peoria, Il., Thurs. 10-16-08) – The controversial prosecution of a Chicago area man accused of taking a bribe while managing contracts for Halliburton in Kuwait during the start of the… Read More ›
HANANIA: Evidence takes back seat in Jeff Mazon prosecution, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 10-06-08
Evidence takes back seat in Jeff Mazon prosecution By Ray Hanania — Southwest Chicago suburbanite Jeff Mazon is sitting in a Peoria Federal court room again this week because an Excel spreadsheet used to calculate the conversion of Kuwait Dinars… Read More ›
HANANIA: Judge in Halliburton contract corruption trial clashes with defense, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 9-30-08
Judge in Halliburton contract corruption trial clashes with defense By Ray Hanania — (DATELINE Peoria, Il, Sept. 30, 2008) — The judge in the controversial trial of Jeff Mazon, a former Halliburton procurement officer accused of intentionally inflating a contract… Read More ›
HANANIA: Government seeks to muzzle Halliburton criticism, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Sept. 27, 2008
Bush administrations moves to choke off Mazon defense By Ray Hanania — The Bush administration moved to prevent Jeff Mazon from making a defense that would most certainly shift the blame from charges he took a bribe to the more important… Read More ›
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