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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- Muhammad Hanash Mahmoud Daki: illicit-enrichment conviction, Trebil border-crossing customs (2024)January 2024Tax, customs and portsCriminal prosecutionNo dollar figure1 named · 1 convicted or reported convicted
- "Theft of the Century": about IQD 3.8 trillion (about $2.5bn) withdrawn from the General Commission for Taxes trust deposits at Rafidain Bank (from 2021 to 2022)From September 2021 to July 2026Tax, customs and portsCriminal prosecution$2.6 billionTier A8 named · 5 convicted or reported convicted
- Customs and border crossings: capture of customs revenue by officials, parties and armed groups (from 2003 to 2021)From 2003 to 2021Tax, customs and portsOfficial statement or estimate$7 billionTier C2 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted