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FBI widens investigation of Halliburton's no-bid $7 billion contract in Iraq.

Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington, DC)

| October 29, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight Ridder Washington Bureau. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Oct. 29--WASHINGTON -- The FBI appears to have widened its probe into Halliburton, investigating allegations from a top Army Corps of Engineers official into the way the Bush administration handed out billions of dollars in contracts to the politically connected company.

The attorney for Bunnatine Greenhouse revealed the investigation Thursday, less than a week before the election. Halliburton, not commenting on the specifics of the allegation, pointed to the timing. Lawyer Michael Kohn said his client had not yet been interviewed by the FBI but would cooperate fully with probe. Greenhouse, the Army Corps' chief contracting officer, has been granted official whistleblower protection.

The FBI had already been investigating whether…

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