Chicago Tribune: AP: 10 U.S. Contractors in Iraq Penalized

By MATT KELLEY
Associated Press Writer

April 26, 2004, 10:16 PM CDT

WASHINGTON -- Ten companies with billions of dollars in U.S. contracts for Iraq reconstruction have paid more than $300 million in penalties since 2000 to resolve allegations of bid rigging, fraud, delivery of faulty military parts and environmental damage. "