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Iraq Seizes $17 Million Hidden by Former Oil Official in Corruption Probe
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 4 hours ago
What happened
Iraqi authorities seized $17 million and gold hidden by former oil official Adnan Al-Jumaili amid a large corruption investigation. The funds were concealed in walls and water tanks. This is part of Iraq's intensified anti-corruption efforts under Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaydi.
- 01Iraq seized $17 million and gold from former oil official Adnan Al-Jumaili in corruption raids.
- 02Money was hidden inside concrete walls and large water tanks across multiple properties.
- 03Al-Jumaili was arrested last month amid a broad anti-corruption investigation.
- 04Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaydi, in office since May, is leading a crackdown on government corruption.
- 05Authorities previously confiscated over $85 million in assets linked to the same case.
- 06Another senior oil official had $14 million and billions of dinars seized earlier in the probe.
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