Halliburton agrees to plead guilty to destruction of evidence re:Deepwater Horizizon

[dixiegrrrrl]

Breakig Headline, no story, but I sure want to know what the details are, and esp. if this is just PR headlines, with no real fines or punishment.
Halliburton is a GIANT TBTF company.

[Lint Head]

1. In today's world it's just the price of doing business. Fines are usually figured in when the

business model is executed.

[NV Whino]

2. They agreed to plead for a slap on the wrist.

[Solly Mack]

3. Here. Short and business as usual.

Halliburton has signed a cooperation and guilty plea agreement with the government in which Halliburton has agreed to plead guilty and admit its criminal conduct. As part of the plea agreement, Halliburton has further agreed, subject to the court’s approval, to pay the maximum-available statutory fine, to be subject to three years of probation and to continue its cooperation in the government’s ongoing criminal investigation. Separately, Halliburton made a voluntary contribution of $55 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that was not conditioned on the court’s acceptance of its plea agreement.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Thank you, Solly.

[Solly Mack]

5. Were you as underwhelmed as I was?

You're welcome!

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Well, the payment to the Fish and Wildlife Service was a nice touch

for them.

I would have preferred they be forced to eat all the dead dolphins in the Gulf.....

[malaise]

6. Funny how this doesn't get TV coverage

This plus the big explosion in the Gulf and two explosions in Alberta.

[City Lights]

7. When does Halliburton go to jail?

The whole fucking company...off to jail!