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Corruption cases in Iraq since 2003

This section holds 98 documented cases. They run from 2003 to 2026. They cover banks and the dollar sale, oil and electricity, customs and ports, defence, local government, religious endowments and the Kurdistan Region.

Each case names the people and institutions involved, with their exact legal status on the date shown: convicted, convicted in their absence, charged, accused, under sanctions, acquitted or pardoned. No one is called a criminal unless a court has convicted them.

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  1. Illicit-enrichment and bribery convictions of MPs and senior officials after the 2026 crackdown
    From July 2026 to September 2026Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryCriminal prosecution
    No dollar figure
    7 named · 6 convicted or reported convicted
  2. Green Zone anti-corruption raids: 47 officials arrested including 13 MPs and a deputy oil minister (from 28 to 29 June 2026)
    From June 2026 to September 2026Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryCriminal prosecution
    No dollar figure
    11 named · 1 convicted or reported convicted
  3. Head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun: leaked recordings, a Maysan land plot and an arrest order (2024)
    From September 2024 to October 2024Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryJudicial proceedings (investigation stage)
    No dollar figure
    1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
  4. Recovering assets moved abroad: Iraq's record from 2023 to 2026
    From 2023 to June 2026Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryOfficial statement or estimate
    $17.4 millionTier C
    No one named
  5. Committee 29 ("Abu Ragheef committee"): PM Kadhimi's special anti-corruption committee (from 2020 to 2022)
    From August 2020 to December 2022Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryCriminal prosecution
    No dollar figure
    3 named · 2 convicted or reported convicted
  6. Selected convictions of ministers, governors and senior officials (from 2015 to 2022)
    From 2006 to November 2022Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryCriminal prosecution
    $25 millionTier D
    5 named · 5 convicted or reported convicted
  7. Legal shields for corruption: Article 136(b) ministerial veto (to 2011) and general amnesty laws (2008, 2016, 2025 amendment)
    From 2004 to July 2026Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryStructural leakage
    No dollar figure
    No one named
  8. Federal Integrity Commission statistics: cases, convictions, ministers charged and funds recovered (from 2004 to 2021, selected years)
    From 2004 to 2021Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryOfficial statement or estimate
    No dollar figure
    No one named
  9. Integrity Commission chief Radhi al-Radhi's resignation and testimony alleging political obstruction (2007)
    From 2004 to October 2007Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryOfficial statement or estimate
    No dollar figure
    1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
  10. Headline estimates of what corruption has cost Iraq since 2003 and Transparency International scores
    From 2003 to 2026Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryOfficial statement or estimate
    $150 billionTier C
    No one named
  11. President Barham Salih's "$150bn smuggled" statement and draft Law on Recovering the Proceeds of Corruption (2021)
    From 2003 to May 2021Anti-corruption system and asset recoveryOfficial statement or estimate
    $150 billionTier C
    1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted