a travesty of justice. Halliburton pays a small fine but avoids culpability in the Macondo Gulf oil spill that could have potentially bankrupted the company. Federal prosecutors agree to not pursue criminal charges in return for a guilty plea to a misdemeanor. There seems to be no end to the injustices bought by big money.
BP, on the other hand, was fined $4.5 billion and Transocean was fined $400 million. I suppose Halliburton calculated it would be cheaper to say oops after the fact. They were right.
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