Who do they think they are, Halliburton?
Audit Finds Fraud, Other Abuses in Iraq Contract Awards
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 30, 2004; Page A10
In its second report to Congress, the inspector general's office for the occupation authority that ruled Iraq until recently found significant cases of mismanagement, fraud, missing paperwork and manipulation in the awarding of contracts using millions of dollars of U.S. and Iraqi funds.
The Coalition Provisional Authority inspector general audit, to be released today, uncovered cases of abuse by officials of the occupation government. The report does not name names, but the inspector general's office said its work has resulted in 69 criminal investigations. Forty-two have been closed or sent to other investigative agencies and an additional 27 are still open.
