Into mouth of hell in search of a quick payday

REDUNDANT after 34 years, Al Cayton found himself at retirement age without the means to support himself.

So at 60, the Florida man went off to drive trucks for US company Halliburton in Iraq, lured by the promise of over €100,000 in cash, tax-free.

"He planned to work until he could draw his Social Security," said his wife of 40 years, Karen.