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One-Year Term for Oilman Convicted in Iraq Kickbacks - New York Times
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The New York Times
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November 28, 2007
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Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the self-made Texas oilman who pleaded guilty in Octoberto violating the rules of the United Nations oil-for-food program, was sentenced yesterday to a year and a day in prison, half the maximum penalty he faced under federal sentencing guidelines. Mr. Wyatt, who is 83 and ailing, ...
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