In the latest development in a long-running federal case, a former Willbros International Inc. consultant has been sentenced to a prison term for taking part in an alleged conspiracy to bribe Nigerian officials in connection with a pipeline project in the Niger Delta, the U.S. Dept. of Justice said.
In federal district court in Houston on May 3, Paul G. Novak was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Novak also was directed to pay a $1-million fine and serve two years of supervised release after his prison term.