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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- Cancellation of the $764m Baghdad International Airport redevelopment contract over corruption concerns (2026)From October 2025 to June 2026Transport and aviationAdministrative action$764 millionTier D3 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
- Fly Baghdad: OFAC terrorism-finance sanctions (2024) and 2026 delisting of the airlineFrom January 2024 to August 2026Transport and aviationSanctions designationNo dollar figure2 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted
- Iraqi Airways: chairman arrested taking a bribe (2017), contract investigations (2024) and IQD 19bn recovered (2026)From August 2017 to June 2026Transport and aviationCriminal prosecution$14.5 millionTier D1 named · 0 convicted or reported convicted