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People and companies named in the record

This section names the people, companies and banks that appear in the documents we have gathered about Iraq's public money since 2003. Each name carries its documented legal status on the date shown, and the documents it rests on.

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How to read the status

Every name carries one of these statuses, as documented on the date shown. A sanctions designation is an official act, not a court judgment.

Court decisions

Convicted
Found guilty by a court.
Convicted in absentia
Found guilty by a court while absent.
Pleaded guilty
Admitted guilt in court.
Convicted (reported)
Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.
Convicted; sentence served
Released after serving a sentence.
Found liable (civil)
Ordered to pay in a civil case. Not a criminal conviction.

Sanctions

Under sanctions
Placed on a government sanctions list. An official act, not a court judgment.

Charged, wanted or arrested

Wanted
Wanted by the courts and out of their reach.
Charged or wanted
Charged, or the subject of an arrest warrant; not convicted.
Arrested
Arrested or held; not convicted.
Released on bail
Released while the case continues.

Official findings and accusations

Disciplined by an official body
Fined, suspended or otherwise punished by an administrative body.
Removed from office
Removed from an official post.
Accused by an official body
Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.
Under investigation
Named by an official body as under investigation; not charged.
Accused in credible reporting
Accused by credible media or a published report; no official action known.

Cleared, pardoned or lifted

Conviction quashed
A conviction later overturned.
Acquitted
Found not guilty.
Charges dropped or case closed
Charges dropped or the case closed.
Pardoned or amnestied
Released or cleared under a pardon or amnesty.
Sanctions lifted
Removed from a sanctions list.
Not charged as of the date of writing
Named, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.

What this section does not mean

Not everyone named here is accused. The exact status is given next to every name. An accusation is not a conviction, and nobody is called a criminal unless a court has convicted them. A name is not added because it circulates on social media. It is added only when a document supports it.

The names

Legal statusAll 254Court decisions 65Sanctions 14Charged, wanted or arrested 27Official findings and accusations 13Accused in credible reporting 4Cleared, pardoned or lifted 12Not charged as of the date of writing 119

Of the 65 entries under court decisions, 12 are named people and companies who were convicted, 43 are named people and companies reported convicted, where the judgment itself has not been seen, and 3 are civil judgments. The other 7 stand for people whom the sources do not name. There are 17 names under United States sanctions. Of these, 3 are listed under another status, a court decision or an amnesty.

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