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HOUSTON - A former Halliburton Co. worker was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in federal court in Illinois to taking more than $110,000 in kickbacks from an Iraqi company in 2004.

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Apply Online For Credit Card The contract was part of KBR's ongoing work for the Pentagon to provide services and support to U.S. troops under the LOGCAP contracts in Iraq. Those contracts and the company's work on the Iraqi oil infrastructure has yielded more than $10 billion in revenues for Halliburton.

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By Card Credit Debt Debt Guide The case was heard in U.S. District Court in Illinois because the district is home to the U.S. Army Operations Support Command and Army Field Support Command.

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