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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official to help FBI in Halliburton deal probe.

Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX)

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Byline: David Ivanovich

Oct. 29--WASHINGTON -- The FBI wants to interview a top procurement official at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who has accused Army commanders of violating contracting rules to help Halliburton Co. "squelch a political firestorm."

Bunnatine Greenhouse, the corps' "competition advocate," contends commanders improperly assigned a subordinate to examine possible fuel overcharges related to Halliburton's Iraqi oil contract to keep her "in the dark."

The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into the potential fuel overcharges, which Pentagon auditors calculate may have amounted to about $61 million.

On Thursday, Greenhouse's attorney Michael Kohn confirmed the FBI had contacted him "requesting to interview Ms. Greenhouse concerning an…

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