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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- Members of parliament and a senior adviser: sentences, warrants and arrests (from 2024 to 2026)From March 2024 to August 2026Parliament and political officeCourt rulings, arrest warrants and arrestsNo dollar figure4 named · 3 convicted or reported convicted
- Sabah al-Kinani, civil-society head and parliamentary candidate: caught taking $30,000 from a director-general (2021)From October 2021 to May 2025Parliament and political officeArrest in the act, then releaseNo dollar figure1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted