By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Mar. 7--NEW YORK -- Houston oil trader David B. Chalmers' role in the United Nations' Oil-for-Food scandal has long been overshadowed by the actions of his more famous co-defendant, Oscar Wyatt.

Texas oil man Oscar Wyatt was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison for paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein to participate in an oil-for-food program in Iraq. Wyatt pleaded guilty last month to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

By David Ivanovich and Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle Nov. 9--Federal environmental agents executed a criminal search warrant Thursday at a Louisiana refinery connected to Houston oilmen Oscar Wyatt and David Chalmers.

A Texas oilman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, ending his trial on charges he paid millions of dollars to Iraqi officials to win contracts.

By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle Sep. 26--NEW YORK -- Oscar Wyatt's defense attorneys unveiled a letter Tuesday in which the oilman stated that the Houston company he founded had no ownership stake in a company later accused of paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime.