Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Iraqi Consultants & Construction Bureau (ICCB)

المكتب العراقي للاستشارات والإنشاءات

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Accused by an official body

Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.

What the documents say

Paid USD 2.7 million in 2013 to resolve Justice Department allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying bribes to Salama Markus (Middle East Eye). According to the 2021 indictment, it received a USD 6.2 million Bayji refinery contract in May 2007 and four further contracts worth about USD 7 million in July 2007 in exchange for bribes.

Kind
Company
Roles
  • Baghdad-based company founded by Shwan Al-Mulla in 2003; held US Army Corps of Engineers reconstruction contracts

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Iraqi Consultants & Construction Bureau: bribes to a US Army Corps of Engineers employee for reconstruction contracts in northern Iraq (2007 to 2009) and US charges against its former owner Shwan Al-Mulla (2021)Baghdad-based company founded by Shwan Al-Mulla in 2003; held US Army Corps of Engineers reconstruction contractsAccused by an official bodyPaid USD 2.7 million in 2013 to resolve Justice Department allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying bribes to Salama Markus (Middle East Eye). According to the 2021 indictment, it received a USD 6.2 million Bayji refinery contract in May 2007 and four further contracts worth about USD 7 million in July 2007 in exchange for bribes.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 2013
    Found liable (civil)Civil) (paid USD 2.7 million to settle False Claims Act allegations

Documents

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  1. US Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey27 January 2021Prosecutor press releaseTier A

    United Kingdom National Charged with Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Iraqi Reconstruction Contracts

    The indictment unsealed today charges Shwan Al-Mulla, 60, the former owner of Iraqi Consultants & Construction Bureau (ICCB), with seven counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and defraud the U.S. government.
    Document (saved page)Original addressInternet Archive copySHA-256 7293b7d76461
  2. Middle East Eye28 January 2021Press reportTier D

    US charges British national with bribery scheme to obtain Iraq contracts

    ICCB paid $2.7m in 2013 to resolve Justice Department allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by paying bribes to Salama Markus.
    Original address