Posted on 04/22/2009 1:04:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK – A British oil company employee has admitted his role in a scheme to cheat the United Nations oil-for-food program by paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime.
Fifty-four-year-old John Irving pleaded guilty in a New York court Tuesday to one charge of aiding and abetting importing merchandise.
Under a plea agreement, Irving will face up to six months in prison at his June 5 sentencing...
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The oil-for-food humanitarian program was created to help Iraqi people cope with U.N. sanctions.
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What a bummer. That's like ripping off a rip-off artist and going to jail for it.
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