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Shwan Al-Mulla

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Charged or wanted

Charged, or the subject of an arrest warrant; not convicted.

What the documents say

Charged in an indictment unsealed on 27 January 2021 in the US District of New Jersey with seven counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and defraud the US government, over more than USD 1 million in bribes paid to a US Army Corps of Engineers employee between 2007 and 2009. The US Attorney said he remained at large. He is presumed innocent. No later development is on record as of 19 October 2026.

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Person
Roles
  • Founder and former owner of Iraqi Consultants & Construction Bureau (ICCB)

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)Founder and former owner of Iraqi Consultants & Construction Bureau (ICCB)Charged or wantedCharged in an indictment unsealed on 27 January 2021 in the US District of New Jersey with seven counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and defraud the US government, over more than USD 1 million in bribes paid to a US Army Corps of Engineers employee between 2007 and 2009. The US Attorney said he remained at large. He is presumed innocent. No later development is on record as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 27 January 2021
    Charged or wantedIndictment unsealed; at large

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.
    Case: 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)
    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.
    Case: 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)
    Original address

Articles

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  1. 29 January 2021
    UK businessman charged by US over multi-million dollar bribery scheme in Iraqthenationalnews.com
  2. 28 January 2021
    US charges British national with bribery scheme to obtain Iraq contractsMiddle East Eye