Army contractor to pay $8M in claims

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By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the government's largest military contractors will pay $8 million to settle six-year old claims it overcharged the Army for construction and other support services in the Balkans, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Kellogg, Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Houston-based Halliburton Co., was accused of double-billing the government and ordering unusable products while helping build Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, prosecutors said.

The contractor also allegedly inflated prices for some unspecified goods that were not put out for competitive bid, the department said.

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Halliburton spokeswoman Melissa Norcross said the company was pleased with the settlement, which was reached without charges being filed.

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KBR pays a fine and gets off with no fraud charges, but all over the U.S. people who steal a candy bar are prosecuted and some spend time in jail. A matter of proportionality, or what?