http://www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org/tags/kazakstan The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org/articles/indictmentsallegebribeswerepaidforkazakstanoil An investigation of indictments against two key oil-industry players in connection with alleged bribery of Kazakstan authorities in the 1980s and 1990s. This CIR story by associate reporter Marlena Telvick reveals that the bribes were allegedly made on behalf of U.S. oil companies, including ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Amoco, now part of British Petroleum (BP), to Kazakstan's president and former prime minister. The three-year Justice Department investigation sheds new light on the business practices of U.S. oil companies abroad. BP bribery ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil Kazakstan oil industry Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:37:49 -0800 1945 at http://www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org