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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
العربية
Cases

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. Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi's 2016 accusations of extortion by the Speaker and MPs, and his dismissal
    From August 2016 to December 2017Defence and securityParliamentary inquiry
    No dollar figure
    3 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
  2. The 2012 Russian arms package (about $4.2bn) and alleged commissions
    From October 2012 to June 2013Defence and securityParliamentary inquiry
    $4.2 billionTier D
    1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
  3. ADE 651 fake bomb detectors bought by the Ministry of Interior (from 2007 to 2010)
    From January 2007 to July 2016Defence and securityCriminal prosecution
    No dollar figure
    3 named · 2 convicted or reported convicted
  4. Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)
    From June 2004 to May 2005Defence and securityCriminal prosecution
    $8 millionTier A
    3 named · 2 convicted or reported convicted