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IRAQ'S CORRUPTION
العربية
The Record

Timeline

This page lists the dated events on the site from 2003 to 2026, in the order in which they happened. Each event comes from one of the site's datasets and leads to its record: the start of a case, a sanction or a ban, a rule issued by the Central Bank, or a change in the legal status of a person or a company.

Each date is given only as precisely as the source gives it. It may be a day, a month or only a year.

The timeline holds 362 dated events: 98 case beginnings, 48 sanctions and enforcement actions, 82 Central Bank rules, 132 changes in the legal status of people and companies and 2 on how the new financial system was set up.

Kind of event
All 362Cases 98Sanctions and enforcement 48Central Bank rules 82Changes in legal status 132Beginnings 2
Period
All years 362From 2003 to 2009 45From 2010 to 2019 139From 2020 to 2026 178

2003

  1. 2003Case begins
    Custer Battles LLC: False Claims Act liability over CPA currency-exchange contract (from 2003 to 2011)
  2. 2003Case begins
    US reconstruction programme in Iraq: official waste/fraud estimates and prosecution totals (SIGIR 2013; Commission on Wartime Contracting 2011)
  3. 2003Case begins
    Unaccounted oil production and the absence of metering (from 2003 to 2007): 100,000 to 300,000 barrels a day unexplained
  4. 2003Case begins
    Electricity sector: tens of billions spent since 2003 with chronic shortages (structural)
  5. 2003Case begins
    President Barham Salih's "$150bn smuggled" statement and draft Law on Recovering the Proceeds of Corruption (2021)
  6. 2003Case begins
    Customs and border crossings: capture of customs revenue by officials, parties and armed groups (from 2003 to 2021)
  7. 2003Case begins
    Headline estimates of what corruption has cost Iraq since 2003 (verbal claims, never to be summed) and Transparency International scores
  8. 2003Case begins
    Innospec (Octel): bribes to Iraqi Ministry of Oil officials to keep buying tetraethyl lead (from 2004 to 2008)
  9. 2003Case begins
    Seizure of state land and property by influential persons and the Integrity Commission's recovery drive (from 2003 to 2023)
  10. May 2003Case begins
    Airlift of nearly $12bn in cash (Iraqi funds) from the New York Fed to Baghdad, from May 2003 to June 2004
  11. May 2003Case begins
    KBR "Restore Iraqi Oil" fuel imports from Kuwait: DCAA-questioned costs and subcontractor kickbacks (from 2003 to 2005)
  12. 22 May 2003Beginning
    UN Security Council Resolution 1483 creates the Development Fund for Iraq; Iraq's oil money is to be paid into it in New York
  13. September 2003Case begins
    Former Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai: conviction, Green Zone escape and Interpol case (from 2005 to 2008)
  14. October 2003Case begins
    CPA disbursed about $8.8bn of Iraqi DFI funds to ministries without adequate controls (SIGIR 05-004)
  15. 4 October 2003Beginning
    The Central Bank of Iraq holds its first daily dollar auction
  16. December 2003Case begins
    CPA South-Central (al-Hillah) bid-rigging, bribery and theft ring (Bloom-Stein case)

2004

  1. 2004Case begins
    "Brick Tracker": reported $1.2 to 1.6bn of airlifted Iraqi cash hidden in a Lebanese bunker (Risen/NYT, Oct 2014)
  2. 2004Case begins
    Legal shields for corruption: Article 136(b) ministerial veto (to 2011) and general amnesty laws (2008, 2016, 2025 amendment)
  3. 2004Case begins
    Integrity Commission chief Radhi al-Radhi's resignation and testimony alleging political obstruction (2007)
  4. 2004Case begins
    Federal Integrity Commission statistics: cases, convictions, ministers charged and funds recovered (from 2004 to 2021, selected years)
  5. June 2004Case begins
    The "$6.6bn missing" question: DFI funds at CPA dissolution and DoD's undocumented spending (SIGIR reports from 2010 to 2012)
  6. June 2004Case begins
    Ministry of Defence arms-procurement scandal under the interim government (about $1.3bn, from 2004 to 2005)

2005

  1. 2005Case begins
    Baiji refinery fuel diversion to the black market (from 2005 to 2007)
  2. 2005Case begins
    Corruption at Iraq's Sunni Endowment Diwan: bribery, an inflated property purchase and a hotel-acquisition case (from 2010 to 2023)
  3. June 2005Case begins
    Unaoil bribery of South Oil Company and Oil Ministry officials for "Master Plan" contracts (from 2005 to 2011)
  4. September 2005Legal status
    Hazim al-Shaalan Charged or wantedCPI referred dossier; warrant announcedStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. 13 November 2005Legal status
    Philip H. Bloom ArrestedArrested at Newark airportStatus at the date of writing: Convicted
  6. 14 November 2005Legal status
    Robert J. Stein Jr. ArrestedArrested in Fayetteville, NCStatus at the date of writing: Convicted

2006

  1. 2006Case begins
    Selected convictions of ministers, governors and senior officials (from 2015 to 2022)
  2. 2006Case begins
    Rolls-Royce: Iraq bribery in its global FCPA/DOJ resolution over South Oil Company gas turbines (from 2006 to 2009; resolved 2017)
  3. 2006Case begins
    Parliamentary Integrity Committee finding: 4,600 fictitious ('ghost') projects under the Maliki government (announced January 2015)
  4. June 2006Case begins
    Ministry of Trade food-ration (Public Distribution System) scandal and Minister Abdul Falah al-Sudani (from 2006 to 2018)
  5. 12 October 2006Legal status
    Ayham (Aiham) al-Samarrai Convicted2 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Charges dropped or case closed
  6. December 2006Legal status
    Ayham (Aiham) al-Samarrai WantedEscaped from Green Zone detentionStatus at the date of writing: Charges dropped or case closed

2007

  1. January 2007Case begins
    ADE 651 fake bomb detectors bought by the Ministry of Interior (from 2007 to 2010)
  2. 29 January 2007Legal status
    Robert J. Stein Jr. Convicted9 years; forfeit $3.6m
  3. 16 February 2007Legal status
    Philip H. Bloom Convicted46 months; forfeit $3.6m
  4. 30 May 2007Legal status
    Hazim al-Shaalan Convicted in absentia7 years (Central Criminal Court)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. August 2007Legal status
    Hazim al-Shaalan Convicted in absentia3 years, Art. 341, armoured-car purchases $5.053mStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2008

  1. 2008Case begins
    Health procurement: substandard medicines, Kimadia supply failures and stalled hospital projects (from 2008 to 2024)
  2. 2008Case begins
    The "steel-frame schools" (Duwaliya) school-building programme: most of the money spent, most schools unfinished (from 2008 to 2021)
  3. 2008Case begins
    TechnipFMC / FMC Technologies: bribery of Iraqi Ministry of Oil officials for metering-technology contracts (from 2008 to 2013; resolved 2019)
  4. 2008Legal status
    Hazim al-Shaalan Pardoned or amnestiedReported coverage by 2008 General Amnesty Law / acquittal (secondary sources only)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. 29 April 2008Legal status
    Ayham (Aiham) al-SamarraiRemoved from Interpol list at Iraqi request

2009

  1. 30 May 2009Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani ArrestedPlane turned back; detainedStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied

2010

  1. 2010Case begins
    Leighton Offshore / Iraq Crude Oil Export pipelines: bribes via Unaoil (Australian prosecutions, from 2010 to 2026)
  2. 2010Case begins
    Warka Bank: depositor run, delisting and Central Bank custodianship (from 2010 to 2013)
  3. September 2010Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Charges dropped or case closedAppeals court dismissed case (lack of evidence)Status at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  4. December 2010Central Bank rule
    Exchange companies: capital increase deadline and guaranteesReference: 1806/2/9 (referenced)

2011

  1. 2011Case begins
    Petrofac: failure to prevent bribery to win oil contracts in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and UAE (UK SFO, from 2011 to 2021)
  2. 2011Case begins
    Ericsson's Iraq payments (from 2011 to 2019): internal probe, possible payments to ISIS and Swedish criminal investigation
  3. February 2011Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Jihad al-Jabiri ArrestedArrested on corruption chargesStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  4. 23 February 2011Central Bank rule
    Foreign-exchange brokerage companies: licences and IQD 150 million capitalReference: Board session 1465 of 10 February 2011
  5. March 2011Case begins
    Korek Telecom: ICC arbitration finding fraud and corruption against Korek and Sirwan Barzani, and the regulator's 2026 asset seizure
  6. June 2011Case begins
    Trade Bank of Iraq: raid, arrest warrant for its president and disputed allegations (2011)
  7. July 2011Case begins
    Electricity Minister Raad Shallal dismissed over $1.7bn contracts with a non-existent Canadian firm and a bankrupt German firm (2011)
  8. 15 August 2011Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & Finance Disciplined by an official bodyDelisted from ISX, shares seized

2012

  1. 2012Case begins
    Parliamentary finance committee (Ahmad Chalabi) dossier: Al-Huda Bank and forged import documents in the dollar auction (from 2012 to 2015)
  2. 6 February 2012Central Bank rule
    Window sales continue; customer disclosure required
  3. March 2012Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & Finance Disciplined by an official bodyCentral Bank custodianship imposed
  4. 18 April 2012Central Bank rule
    Certified cheques accepted for the currency auction
  5. 20 May 2012Central Bank rule
    Rafidain Bank sells cash dollars to citizens
  6. 28 May 2012Central Bank rule
    Handover of cash foreign-exchange quotas to companiesReference: 186/2/9
  7. 29 May 2012Central Bank rule
    Private banks start retail cash-dollar sales
  8. July 2012Case begins
    Elaf Islamic Bank: US CISADA sanctions for facilitating Iranian bank transactions, and 2013 delisting
  9. 31 July 2012Enforcement action
    US Treasury: CISADA sanction (prohibition on US correspondent/payable-through accounts): Elaf Islamic Bank
  10. 31 July 2012Legal status
    Elaf Islamic Bank Under sanctionsCISADA designationStatus at the date of writing: Sanctions lifted
  11. 13 August 2012Central Bank rule
    Statement on monetary policy and dollar sales
  12. 28 August 2012Central Bank rule
    Importers must use the 1,189 rate
  13. October 2012Case begins
    Prosecution of Central Bank governor Sinan al-Shabibi and deputy Mudhir Salih over the dollar auction (from 2012 to 2015)
  14. October 2012Case begins
    The 2012 Russian arms package (about $4.2bn) and alleged commissions
  15. 19 October 2012Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi Charged or wantedSJC announced warrantStatus at the date of writing: Acquitted
  16. 11 December 2012Central Bank rule
    Board decisions of 6 December 2012Reference: Board session 1492 of 6 December 2012

2013

  1. 17 February 2013Central Bank rule
    Cash sales through the Central Bank windowReference: 29/2/9
  2. 17 February 2013Central Bank rule
    Weekly (not daily) submission of transfer and letter of credit requestsReference: 40/2/9; follows letter 17 of 26 June 2012
  3. 19 February 2013Central Bank rule
    Final accounts deadline for foreign-exchange brokerage companiesReference: 44/6/9; Board session 1493 of 11 December 2012
  4. 22 February 2013Central Bank rule
    Central Bank statement responding to claims about the currency auction
  5. April 2013Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Jihad al-Jabiri Convicted (reported)Reported jailed (media)
  6. 17 April 2013Central Bank rule
    Clarification: dollar purchases by transferReference: 96/2/9; clarifies circular 72/3/9 of 2013
  7. 23 April 2013Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedThree counts of fraud (Old Bailey)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  8. 16 May 2013Central Bank rule
    Ceiling on transfer amount cancelledReference: 15/248
  9. 17 May 2013Sanction lifted
    US Treasury: Removal of CISADA sanction (delisted from Part 561 List): Elaf Islamic Bank
  10. 17 May 2013Legal status
    Elaf Islamic Bank Sanctions liftedSanctions removed
  11. 13 June 2013Central Bank rule
    Three banks commit to lower dollar prices
  12. 25 August 2013Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & FinanceCustodianship lifted after court ruling
  13. 21 November 2013Legal status
    Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai Removed from officeRemoved by Council of MinistersStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2014

  1. 2014Case begins
    Kurdistan Region independent oil sales: revenue opacity, prepayment debts and funds frozen in Lebanon (from 2014 to 2023)
  2. 2014Case begins
    "Ghost soldiers": 50,000 fictitious names on the army payroll (Abadi, November 2014)
  3. 2014Case begins
    Funds for displaced persons: the Higher Committee for Relief and Sheltering of the Displaced (from 2014 to 2023)
  4. 2014Case begins
    Iraq v. Turkey ICC arbitration: $1.47bn award over Turkey's unauthorised transit of Kurdistan Region crude through the Ceyhan pipeline (from 2014 to 2018)
  5. 2014Case begins
    Former ministers, governors and officials sentenced, from 2024 to 2026 (Integrity Commission statements)
  6. 22 January 2014Central Bank rule
    Reporting to the Central Bank (foreign-exchange brokerage companies)Reference: 18/6/9
  7. 25 January 2014Central Bank rule
    Instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency No. 19/3/9 of 2014Reference: S.M. 24/2 (Board of Directors); Instructions No. 19/3/9 of 2014
  8. 21 April 2014Central Bank rule
    Money-transfer companies may open accounts at the Central Bank
  9. 4 September 2014Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi Convicted in absentia7 years (reported)Status at the date of writing: Acquitted
  10. November 2014Legal status
    Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai Charged or wanted16 arrest warrants issued, released on bailStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  11. 17 November 2014Central Bank rule
    Lower Central Bank commission on dollars for letters of creditReference: Board session 1516 of 30 October 2014

2015

  1. 2015Case begins
    Ghost employees, double salaries and pension fraud in the public payroll (from 2015 to 2021)
  2. 2015Case begins
    Alleged kickback demands in UNDP's Funding Facility for Stabilization reconstruction projects (reported January 2024)
  3. 2015Central Bank rule
    Bank declaration form for window purchase requests
  4. 2015Central Bank rule
    Instructions No. 8 of 2015 regulating foreign-exchange brokerage companiesReference: cover letter number illegible in the document; Instructions No. 8 of 2015
  5. 18 January 2015Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi AcquittedRetrial; released (per parliamentary committee)
  6. 1 February 2015Central Bank rule
    Central Bank decisions to support the economy
  7. 8 February 2015Central Bank rule
    Instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency No. 26/3/9 of 2015Reference: 26/3/9 of 2015 (date per the 2017 cancellation clause); effective 23 February 2015
  8. 19 February 2015Central Bank rule
    Amendment to foreign-exchange sale and purchase instructions 26/3/9 of 2015Reference: 48/2/9; follows circular 43/3/9 of 8 February 2015
  9. 15 March 2015Central Bank rule
    New reporting form for foreign-exchange transfer statementsReference: 72/2/9; follows 48/3/9 of 19 February 2015
  10. 26 March 2015Central Bank rule
    Tax and customs deposits on imports financed through the windowReference: 93/2/9; per Prime Minister's Office letter M.R.W/4344/10 of 24 March 2015
  11. 30 March 2015Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia2 years, Art. 341
  12. 3 April 2015Central Bank rule
    Warning on cash-dollar pricingReference: 126/2/9
  13. 9 April 2015Central Bank rule
    Exchange companies' dollar quota doubled; state banks open sale windows
  14. 26 April 2015Central Bank rule
    Questionnaire on the foreign-exchange windowReference: 120/2/9
  15. 19 May 2015Central Bank rule
    Board decisions of 19 May 2015Reference: Board session 1525 of 19 May 2015
  16. 21 May 2015Central Bank rule
    Deposit period for outward transfers cut to 10 daysReference: 188/2/9; follows 43/3/9 and 48 of 2015
  17. 21 May 2015Central Bank rule
    Money-transfer companies may use the auctionReference: 189/2/9
  18. 20 June 2015Central Bank rule
    Tax and customs deductions on dollar transfers stopped
  19. 22 June 2015Central Bank rule
    Tax and customs deductions on window transfersReference: 201/2/9; follows 93/2/9 of 26 March 2015
  20. 22 June 2015Central Bank rule
    Lifting of penalty (window access restored)Reference: 206/2/9; follows circular 203/2/9 of 18 June 2015
  21. 30 June 2015Central Bank rule
    Deposit period for outward transfers cut to 5 daysReference: 224/3/9; follows 188/3/9 (dated in the text 31 May 2015)
  22. 7 July 2015Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia2 years, Art. 331
  23. 5 August 2015Central Bank rule
    Stopping dealings with branches in ISIS-controlled areasReference: 257/3/9
  24. 24 August 2015Central Bank rule
    Deadline for foreign-exchange brokerage companies under incorporationReference: 276/6/9
  25. 25 August 2015Central Bank rule
    Entering the currency auction (penalty lifted for one company)Reference: 12774/3/9
  26. September 2015Central Bank rule
    Rules on banks importing foreign-currency cashReference: Reinstates Instructions No. 4 of 2011 on importing foreign currency (Official Gazette 4198 of 4 July 2011)
  27. November 2015Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Convicted in absentia7 years (Karbala court)Status at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  28. 14 December 2015Central Bank rule
    Foreign-exchange sale and purchase instructions: correspondent statementsReference: …4/2/9 (number partly illegible in the document); follows 224/3/9, 48 and 43 of 2015
  29. 27 December 2015Central Bank rule
    Exchange-rate changes (Central Bank buy/sell rates)Reference: 416/1/9; follows 153/1/9 and 410 of 2015

2016

  1. 8 January 2016Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and from dealing in dollars: Bank Melli Iran (Iraq branch); Parsian Bank (Iraq branch); Islamic Cooperation Bank for Investment (Islamic Regional Cooperation Bank, Iraq branch); plus about 60 exchange ("intermediation") companies, mostly Nineveh/Anbar/Kirkuk, and Al-Nibal Al-Arabia money-transfer co.
  2. 15 May 2016Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from dealing in dollars: Selselat Al Thahab (money transfer, Karbala); Al-Wa'eel (money transfer, Baghdad)
  3. 15 June 2016Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedConfiscation order £7.94mStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  4. August 2016Case begins
    Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi's 2016 accusations of extortion by the Speaker and MPs, and his dismissal
  5. 13 December 2016Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Selselat Al Thahab (money exchange); Hanifa Money Exchange Office
  6. 15 December 2016Central Bank rule
    No plan to change the exchange rate

2017

  1. 2017Case begins
    Nineveh governor Nawfal al-Akoub: reconstruction and displaced-persons funds (from 2017 to 2019)
  2. 2017Case begins
    Qi Card / International Smart Card: IQD 231bn of duplicated pension payments for retirees abroad recovered (from 2017 to 2022)
  3. 12 January 2017Central Bank rule
    Documents required to take part in the foreign-exchange windowReference: 170/6
  4. 15 January 2017Central Bank rule
    Customs declarationsReference: 200/6 (number partly illegible in the document); follows circular 1913/6 of 19 December 2016
  5. 23 January 2017Central Bank rule
    Foreign-exchange window procedures: invoices no longer submittedReference: 291/6
  6. 26 January 2017Central Bank rule
    SWIFT statements no longer required with purchase requestsReference: 324/6
  7. 5 February 2017Central Bank rule
    Topping up banks' balances abroadReference: 425/6; refers to foreign-exchange sale/purchase instructions 26/3/9 of 2015
  8. 13 February 2017Central Bank rule
    Cancellation of circularsReference: 506/6 (signed 2017/2/9)
  9. 20 February 2017Central Bank rule
    Criteria for meeting foreign-exchange purchase requests (external audit)Reference: 850/6; follows 237/4/1/9 of 27 July 2016
  10. 10 April 2017Central Bank rule
    Compliance standard (window classification)Reference: 1077/6
  11. 21 April 2017Central Bank rule
    Foreign bank branches and the foreign-exchange window
  12. 15 June 2017Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Al-Kawthar Money Exchange (Al-Qa'im, Anbar)
  13. 15 June 2017Central Bank rule
    Window timetable change (holiday)Reference: 1864/6
  14. 21 June 2017Central Bank rule
    Same trading company using several banks on one dayReference: 1997/6
  15. July 2017Legal status
    Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abu Mazin) ConvictedSentenced to prison (per Treasury); later releasedStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  16. 17 July 2017Central Bank rule
    Instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency 2017Reference: 2254/6
  17. August 2017Case begins
    Iraqi Airways: chairman arrested taking a bribe (2017), contract investigations (2024) and IQD 19bn recovered (2026)
  18. August 2017Case begins
    August 2017: arrest warrants and a conviction topple the governors of Salah al-Din, Basra and Anbar
  19. November 2017Case begins
    Qi Card: Pension Fund and Rafidain Bank money lent through Qi Card, IQD 5.91 trillion to about 847,000 borrowers (from 2017 to 2021)

2018

  1. 2018Case begins
    Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij al-Bahadly: US designation for diverting oil to Iran-linked networks and Iraqi illicit-enrichment conviction (2026)
  2. 2018Case begins
    PMF "ghost fighters": payroll-inflation allegations and the unsolved killing of the force's finance chief
  3. 12 February 2018Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Convicted21 years in three casesStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  4. March 2018Case begins
    Former Nineveh governor Atheel al-Nujaifi: arrest warrants and sentences in absentia (from 2018 to 2022)
  5. 10 April 2018Legal status
    Atheel al-Nujaifi Charged or wantedarrest warrant over wages paid beyond his powers (case 192/Q/2016/12)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  6. 25 April 2018Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedDefault sentence 842 days for unpaid confiscationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  7. May 2018Case begins
    Al-Bilad Islamic Bank and its owner Aras Habib Kareem: US terrorism-finance designation for moving IRGC-Qods Force funds through Iraq's banking system (2018)
  8. 15 May 2018Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Al-Bilad Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance P.S.C.; its Chairman and Chief Executive Aras Habib Kareem
  9. 16 May 2018Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Al-Ataa Islamic Bank (formerly Al-Bilad) for Investment & Finance
  10. October 2018Case begins
    Luay al-Khateeb: suspended sentence over an $808m Baghdad power-station contract (2022)
  11. 16 October 2018Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation (all branches worldwide): Parsian Bank (including Iraq branch)
  12. 17 October 2018Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Afaq Dubai (Iraq-based money services business)
  13. 11 November 2018Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia3 x 2 years consecutively, Art. 340
  14. 13 November 2018Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Shibl Muhsin 'Ubayd al-Zaydi (and three Hizballah officials)
  15. 28 November 2018Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Pardoned or amnestiedAmnesty applied to one case (Rusafa)
  16. December 2018Case begins
    Kirkuk governor Rakan al-Jubouri: warrants, a travel ban, and a 2025 arrest and bail (from 2018 to 2025)
  17. 20 December 2018Legal status
    Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri Charged or wantedarrest-and-search warrant, art. 340 (spoiled seized goods)Status at the date of writing: Released on bail

2019

  1. 2019Case begins
    IQD 926bn (about $700m) embezzled at branches of Rasheed Bank and the Agricultural Cooperative Bank (announced June 2022)
  2. 2019Central Bank rule
    Preparing the launch of electronic travel cards
  3. 2019Central Bank rule
    Lower guarantee and fees for foreign-exchange brokerage companiesReference: Board decision 15 of 2019, session 1578
  4. 14 January 2019Central Bank rule
    Commission on small-denomination dollar cash deposits abolishedReference: P/K/160/9/3/12
  5. 21 February 2019Central Bank rule
    Cash salesReference: 508/2/6
  6. 24 March 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Removed from officeRemoved by parliamentStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  7. 25 March 2019Legal status
    Saman Ahsani Pleaded guiltyFCPA conspiracyStatus at the date of writing: Convicted
  8. 27 March 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Charged or wantedNineveh investigation court warrantStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  9. 15 April 2019Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Al-Ard Al-Jadidah Money Exchange Company
  10. 12 June 2019Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: South Wealth Resources Company (Manabea Tharwat al-Janoob); Makki Kazim 'Abd al-Hamid al-Asadi; Muhammad Husayn Salih al-Hasani
  11. July 2019Case begins
    US Global Magnitsky corruption designations of Iraqi figures: two ex-governors (July 2019) and Khamis al-Khanjar (Dec 2019)
  12. 18 July 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (Nawfal al-Akoub) Under sanctionsOFAC E.O. 13818Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  13. 18 July 2019Legal status
    Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abu Mazin) Under sanctionsOFAC E.O. 13818Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  14. 10 September 2019Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Al-Khalidi Exchange; Saksouk Company for Exchange and Money Transfer; Al Haram Foreign Exchange Co.; Al-Hebo Jewelry Company
  15. 30 October 2019Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Noor Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment & Finance
  16. 18 November 2019Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Sahloul Money Exchange Company; Tawasul Company; Al Sultan Money Transfer Company

2020

  1. 2020Case begins
    Iranian oil passed off as Iraqi: Salim Ahmed Said and Waleed al-Samarra'i networks (US designations, 2025)
  2. 2020Case begins
    Kurdistan Region: 16,500 double-salary earners removed (2020) and UN monitoring of grand-corruption trials (from 2024 to 2025)
  3. 2020Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Fine (as recorded in the bank's audited statements): Commercial Bank of Iraq
  4. 2020Legal status
    Luay al-Khateeb (Luay Al-Khatteeb) Under investigationIntegrity Commission travel ban and home raidStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. June 2020Case begins
    Bribery and fake-produce racket at Iraqi Grain Board wheat-collection silos
  6. 30 June 2020Central Bank rule
    Limits on banks' foreign-currency open positionsReference: Board decision 101 of 2020
  7. 23 July 2020Legal status
    Ziad Akle Convicted5 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Conviction quashed
  8. 30 July 2020Legal status
    Stephen Whiteley Convicted3 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Conviction quashed
  9. August 2020Case begins
    Committee 29 ("Abu Ragheef committee"): PM Kadhimi's special anti-corruption committee (from 2020 to 2022)
  10. September 2020Legal status
    Bahaa Abdul Hussein Arrestedarrested at Baghdad airportStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  11. 15 September 2020Legal status
    Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri Under investigationsummons and travel ban, art. 340 (prefab schools project)Status at the date of writing: Released on bail
  12. 8 October 2020Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designation under E.O. 13902 (Iran financial sector): Islamic Regional Cooperation Bank (Iraq branch, Baghdad/Al-Masbah)
  13. 29 October 2020Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDN entry update (aliases added): Al-Bilad Islamic Bank, aliases Al-Ataa / Al-Atta Islamic Bank added
  14. November 2020Case begins
    Raad al-Haris: former deputy electricity minister and PM adviser convicted of bribery (2022)
  15. 4 November 2020Legal status
    Raad al-Haris (Raad Al-Harris) ArrestedArrested on complaint from Committee 29Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  16. 20 December 2020Central Bank rule
    Commission on cash-dollar withdrawalsReference: 4312/6/5; refers to letter 822/6/5 of 29 March 2020
  17. 24 December 2020Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Babylon Bank
  18. 24 December 2020Legal status
    Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai Convicted in absentiaKarkh Criminal Court, 15 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2021

  1. 24 January 2021Legal status
    Bahaa Abdul Hussein Convicted (reported)4 years for giving bribes (art. 310), judicial source to the Iraqi News Agency
  2. 8 February 2021Legal status
    International Smart Card (Qi Card) Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee findings
  3. 8 February 2021Legal status
    Khawla Talib Jabbar Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records violations
  4. 8 February 2021Legal status
    Afrah Mohammed Abd Ali Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records violationsStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. 8 February 2021Legal status
    Hussein Ali Mohaisen Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records the transfers
  6. 8 February 2021Legal status
    Ahmed Abdul Jalil Hussain Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records violations
  7. 8 February 2021Legal status
    Iyad Mahmoud Hadi Accused by an official bodyFinance Ministry audit committee records the withdrawal without board approval
  8. 1 March 2021Legal status
    Paul Bond Convicted3.5 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Conviction quashed
  9. April 2021Case begins
    COVID-ward fires at Ibn al-Khatib (Baghdad, April 2021) and al-Hussein (Nasiriyah, July 2021) hospitals: negligence and corruption
  10. 20 April 2021Legal status
    International Smart Card (Qi Card) Accused by an official bodyBoard of Supreme Audit findings
  11. 7 June 2021Central Bank rule
    Regulations No. 1 of 2021 on exchange and foreign-exchange brokerage companiesReference: Regulations No. 1 of 2021; Board session 1607 of 7 June 2021
  12. July 2021Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Convicted (reported)Serving 5-year sentence (reported by UK)
  13. July 2021Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (Nawfal al-Akoub) Under sanctionsUK Global Anti-Corruption sanctionsStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  14. 8 July 2021Legal status
    Bahaa Abdul Hussein Convicted (reported)3 years for embezzlement at the company (art. 316)
  15. 8 July 2021Legal status
    Afrah Mohammed Abd Ali Convicted (reported)three years for embezzlement (art. 316), reported by Alsumaria
  16. 8 July 2021Legal status
    Walaa Abdul Jawad Hussain Convicted (reported)three years for embezzlement (art. 316), reported by Alsumaria
  17. September 2021Case begins
    "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)
  18. September 2021Central Bank rule
    Regulations for principal and secondary agents of foreign money-transfer providersReference: Version of September 2021
  19. 22 September 2021Central Bank rule
    Instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency 2021Reference: 2647/2/6 (cover letter); Instructions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency of 2021
  20. October 2021Case begins
    Sabah al-Kinani, civil-society head and parliamentary candidate: caught, according to the Integrity Commission, taking $30,000 from a director-general (2021)
  21. 28 October 2021Legal status
    Sabah al-Kinani ArrestedStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  22. 10 December 2021Legal status
    Ziad Akle Conviction quashedEWCA Crim 1879; retrial refused

2022

  1. 2022Case begins
    Zubair oilfield pipeline-tapping ring and arrest of oil-protection police generals (Basra, 2022)
  2. 2022Case begins
    Central Electricity Distribution Company: seven-year illicit-enrichment sentence for a former director general and a three-year sentence for its finance director (2026)
  3. 2022Legal status
    Paul Bond Conviction quashedreported
  4. January 2022Case begins
    Shakir Al Zamili: former head of Baghdad's Investment Commission jailed over the Baghdad Star housing project (2022)
  5. 5 January 2022Legal status
    Raad al-Haris (Raad Al-Harris) ConvictedSix years plus 10m-dinar fineStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  6. 1 February 2022Central Bank rule
    Regulations No. 1 of 2022 on exchange and foreign-exchange brokerage companies (amended)Reference: 40/5/9; Regulations No. 1 of 2022 (amended)
  7. March 2022Legal status
    Jamal al-Karbouli Convicted (reported)4 to 6 years reported by Daraj (unconfirmed)
  8. 9 April 2022Legal status
    Atheel al-Nujaifi Convicted in absentia7 years (art. 340), IQD 2.76bn of public money wastedStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  9. 21 April 2022Legal status
    Luay al-Khateeb (Luay Al-Khatteeb) ConvictedOne-year suspended sentence plus fineStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  10. 21 July 2022Legal status
    Stephen Whiteley Conviction quashedreported
  11. October 2022Legal status
    Nour Zuhair Jassim ArrestedArrested at Baghdad airportStatus at the date of writing: Convicted in absentia
  12. November 2022Case begins
    US-driven dollar restrictions and Central Bank bans on Iraqi banks (from 2022 to 2026)
  13. November 2022Case begins
    Subsidised fuel oil diverted via asphalt plants and smuggled through Basra (from 2022 to 2024)
  14. November 2022Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Ghanem Mohammed Jaafar Hassan al-Husseini ArrestedArrested in NSS operationStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  15. 3 November 2022Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq (following US Treasury/FRBNY concerns, per media): Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Al-Qabidh Islamic Bank; Asia Al-Iraq Islamic Bank; Al-Ansari Islamic Bank; Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank
  16. 27 November 2022Legal status
    Nour Zuhair Jassim Released on bailBail tied to repayment agreementStatus at the date of writing: Convicted in absentia

2023

  1. 2023Case begins
    Travellers' dollars: abuse of the official-rate cash allowance for travellers and Central Bank counter-measures (from 2023 to 2024)
  2. 2023Case begins
    Recovering assets abroad: Iraq's record from 2023 to 2026 (41 requests for mutual legal assistance; about $17.4m recovered in 2025)
  3. 2023Central Bank rule
    Contracts for domestic transfers; Western Union/MoneyGramReference: 120/2/22
  4. January 2023Case begins
    Card-based dollar arbitrage: Iraqi prepaid and debit cards on the Visa and Mastercard networks (from 2023 to 2025)
  5. 30 January 2023Legal status
    Saman Ahsani ConvictedSentenced to 1 year and 1 day
  6. February 2023Case begins
    Muhandis General Company: US designation for diverting Iraqi government contract funds to Kata'ib Hizballah (2025)
  7. 19 February 2023Central Bank rule
    External Transfer Regulations 2023Reference: 1082/…/5 (number partly illegible in the document)
  8. 21 March 2023Legal status
    Former head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan (name not given in source, 2023 case) ArrestedArrest carried out by anti-corruption task forceStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  9. 28 March 2023Central Bank rule
    Banks must check exchange companies' compliance with anti-money-laundering rules
  10. April 2023Case begins
    Kurdistan Region crude trucked to Iran outside official channels during the pipeline shutdown (from 2023 to 2025)
  11. 11 April 2023Legal status
    Former head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan (name not given in source, 2023 case) ConvictedCentral Corruption Crimes Court, four years' hard imprisonmentStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  12. July 2023Case begins
    Al-Taif Islamic Bank placed under Central Bank of Iraq guardianship over undisclosed violations (2026)
  13. 19 July 2023Reported in the press
    US Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank of New York (as reported): Bar on dollar transactions (non-public; reported): 14 Iraqi banks (named in the Central Bank's list of 20 July 2023)
  14. 20 July 2023Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Al-Mustashar Islamic; Al-Qurtas Islamic; Al-Taif Islamic; Elaf Islamic; Erbil Bank; International Islamic; Iraq Trans (Trans Iraq) Bank; Mosul Bank; Al-Rajih Islamic; Sumer Commercial; Trust International Islamic; Al-Mal Islamic Investment Bank; World Islamic; Zain Iraq Islamic
  15. 27 August 2023Central Bank rule
    Electronic information system for exchange companiesReference: 5/3/33
  16. 27 August 2023Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Ghanem Mohammed Jaafar Hassan al-Husseini Convicted15 yearsStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  17. 5 October 2023Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Convicted15 years, embezzlementStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  18. 17 November 2023Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designations (context): Kata'ib Hizballah and Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada leaders (6 individuals) and KSS
  19. 4 December 2023Central Bank rule
    Branch opening by exchange companiesReference: 19/2/23; Board decision 192 of 2023
  20. 11 December 2023Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from dealing in dollars: Morooj Maysan; Al Hellow for Exchange (Basra)

2024

  1. January 2024Case begins
    Al-Huda Bank: FinCEN Section 311 finding and OFAC designation of its owner (2024)
  2. January 2024Case begins
    Fly Baghdad: OFAC terrorism-finance sanctions (2024) and 2026 delisting of the airline
  3. January 2024Case begins
    Muhammad Hanash Mahmoud Daki: illicit-enrichment conviction, Trebil border-crossing customs (2024)
  4. January 2024Case begins
    US civil lawsuit against Kurdistan Region leaders (Revend et al. v. Barzani et al., D.D.C. No. 1:24-cv-00278), 2024
  5. 22 January 2024Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designations: Fly Baghdad and CEO Basheer al-Shabbani; Kata'ib Hizballah officials including Awqad al-Hamidawi; Al-Massal Land Travel and Tourism Co. (described by OFAC as a revenue and money-laundering front for Kata'ib Hizballah)
  6. 22 January 2024Legal status
    Fly Baghdad Airlines Company (aka Iraq Express) Under sanctionsOFAC designationStatus at the date of writing: Sanctions lifted
  7. 29 January 2024Enforcement action
    FinCEN (US Treasury): Section 311 finding and NPRM (primary money laundering concern): Al-Huda Bank
  8. 29 January 2024Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Hamad al-Moussawi (owner and president of the board of Al-Huda Bank)
  9. 29 January 2024Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Barred from the foreign-exchange window and dealing in dollars: Investment Bank of Iraq; Union Bank of Iraq; Kurdistan International Islamic Bank; Ashur International Bank; Al-Huda Bank; Al-Janoob Islamic Bank; Al-Arabiya Islamic Bank; Hammurabi Commercial Bank
  10. 31 January 2024Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Licence revocation: Bank Melli Iran (Iraq branch)
  11. February 2024Case begins
    Basra Governor Asaad al-Eidani: parliamentary probe into land allocation and financial mismanagement (from 2024 to 2025)
  12. March 2024Case begins
    Members of parliament and a senior adviser: sentences, warrants and arrests (from 2024 to 2026)
  13. 22 April 2024Central Bank rule
    Exchange/intermediation companies switching their window bankReference: 200/4/9
  14. 16 May 2024Central Bank rule
    Customer due diligence and sanctions-list screeningReference: 21/6/22
  15. 26 June 2024Enforcement action
    FinCEN (US Treasury): Section 311 final rule (special measure 5): Al-Huda Bank
  16. 30 June 2024Central Bank rule
    Cash-dollar sales to travellers (airport mechanism)Reference: 202/8/9
  17. 10 July 2024Central Bank rule
    Domestic transfers by exchange companiesReference: 2/3/33
  18. 10 July 2024Central Bank rule
    Recording transactions on the FITR platformReference: 22/…/23 (number partly illegible in the document); follows circulars 20/3/23 and 35 of 2024
  19. 11 July 2024Central Bank rule
    Commission on dollar sales to travellers at airportsReference: 8003/1/9; follows 302/8/9 of 30 June 2024
  20. 27 August 2024Legal status
    Nour Zuhair Jassim Charged or wantedWarrant after non-appearanceStatus at the date of writing: Convicted in absentia
  21. September 2024Case begins
    Head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun: leaked recordings, a Maysan land plot and an arrest order (2024)
  22. 16 September 2024Legal status
    Haider Hanoun Accused by an official bodythe Supreme Judicial Council orders legal action, including over a Maysan land plotStatus at the date of writing: Charged or wanted
  23. 26 September 2024Central Bank rule
    Commission on dollar sales to travellersReference: 56/2/23
  24. October 2024Case begins
    Audio leak attributed to PM adviser Abdel Karim al-Faisal complaining a bribe was "only $1 million" (Nov 2024)
  25. October 2024Central Bank rule
    Branch rules for category A exchange companiesReference: 61/6/22; Board decision 225 of 2024 (cancels Board decision 192 of 2023)
  26. 7 October 2024Legal status
    Haider Hanoun Charged or wantedarrest order for failing to appear in the cases in which he was charged
  27. 22 October 2024Legal status
    Haider Hanoun Removed from officerelieved of the post at his own requestStatus at the date of writing: Charged or wanted
  28. November 2024Central Bank rule
    Geographic distribution of exchange companiesReference: 64/2/33
  29. 25 November 2024Legal status
    Nour Zuhair Jassim Convicted in absentia10 years
  30. 29 December 2024Central Bank rule
    Merger deadline for foreign-exchange brokerage companiesReference: 74/3/33; Board decision 286 of 2024; follows 24/3/33 of 14 April 2024

2025

  1. 16 February 2025Reported in the press
    Central Bank of Iraq (reported by Reuters; Central Bank denied): Reported ban on dollar transactions: Al-Mashreq Al-Arabi Islamic Bank; United Bank for Investment; Al-Sanam (Sinam) Islamic Bank; Misk Islamic Bank; Ameen (Amin) Iraq Islamic Bank; and the payment firms Amwal, Al-Saqi Payment, Aqsa Payment
  2. 9 April 2025Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Ghanem Mohammed Jaafar Hassan al-Husseini Pardoned or amnestiedReleased under general amnesty
  3. 21 April 2025Legal status
    Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri Arresteddetained in Baghdad, art. 340Status at the date of writing: Released on bail
  4. 22 April 2025Legal status
    Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri Released on bailreleased on bail
  5. 21 May 2025Legal status
    Sabah al-Kinani Pardoned or amnestiedreleased, reportedly under the general amnesty
  6. 3 July 2025Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designation under E.O. 13902 (Iran petroleum sector): Salim Ahmed Said (Iraqi-British) and network including VS Oil Terminal FZE (Khor al-Zubair), VS Tankers FZE, VS Petroleum DMCC, Rhine Shipping DMCC
  7. 30 July 2025Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designation under E.O. 13902: Thamoud Mohammed Muhsin al-Azzawi (Iraqi national, Dubai; linked to G M C G Shipping LLC)
  8. 2 September 2025Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designation under E.O. 13902: Waleed Khaled Hameed al-Samarra'i (Iraqi-Kittitian) network (Babylon-managed vessels; Marshall Islands shells)
  9. 8 September 2025Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq (as stated by KRG Ministry of Finance): Restriction on dollar transactions: International Development Bank (IDB)
  10. 17 September 2025Enforcement action
    US Department of State: FTO designations (context): Harakat al-Nujaba; Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada; Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya; Kata'ib al-Imam Ali
  11. October 2025Case begins
    Cancellation of the $764m Baghdad International Airport redevelopment contract over corruption concerns (2026)
  12. 9 October 2025Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Ali Mohammed Ghulam Hussein Al Anssari ("Ali Ghulam"); Ali Meften Khafeef Al Baidhani; Aqeel Meften Khafeef Al Baidhani
  13. 9 October 2025Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designation: Muhandis General Company for Construction, Engineering, Mechanical, Agricultural and Industrial Contracting; Baladna for Agricultural Investments

2026

  1. January 2026Case begins
    Baqubah Municipality land-allocation fraud: in-absentia conviction of Saad Nasr Alwan (2026)
  2. 13 January 2026Reported in the press
    Iraqi court (reported); Integrity Commission (asset recovery): Criminal conviction (suspended sentence), as reported: Director (unnamed) of the National Bank of Iraq (المصرف الأهلي العراقي)
  3. 17 April 2026Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designations (context): Seven Kata'ib Hizballah/KSS/AAH/Nujaba commanders
  4. May 2026Case begins
    Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Adnan al-Jumaili: arrest and seizure of about $107m in cash, gold and property (2026)
  5. 7 May 2026Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designations under E.O. 13902 and E.O. 13224: Ali Maarij al-Bahadly (Iraq's Deputy Minister of Oil); Mustafa Hashim Lazim al-Behadili (AAH economic official) and 4 companies (Gulf Energy Oil Services; Gulf General Contracting; Iraq International Energy for Import and Sale of Petroleum Products; Gulf Energy for General Transport and Marine Services...); KSS officials
  6. 7 May 2026Legal status
    Ali Maarij Sweij al-Bahadly Under sanctionsOFAC E.O. 13902Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  7. June 2026Case begins
    Green Zone anti-corruption raids: 47 officials arrested including 13 MPs and a deputy oil minister (28 to 29 June 2026)
  8. June 2026Legal status
    Ali Maarij Sweij al-Bahadly ArrestedArrested by CTS force in Baghdad (leaked cable per Alsumaria)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  9. 9 June 2026Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Pardoned or amnestiedreleased under the general amnesty law, per an informed sourceStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  10. 18 June 2026Enforcement action
    OFAC: SDGT designations: Al Shafa Administrative Services Limited ("HEAL", Baghdad); Wael Costanteen (Baghdad/Lebanon), a network that OFAC links to Hizballah
  11. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Muthanna al-Samarrai Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  12. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Bahaa al-Din Nour Muhammad Hussein (Bahaa al-Nouri) Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  13. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Alia Nassif Jassim Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  14. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Hind Muhammad Salih al-Abbasi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  15. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Karbouli Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  16. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Mohammed Farman Shaher Salman al-Jubouri Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  17. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Ziad al-Janabi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  18. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Abdul Rahman al-Luwaizi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  19. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Mudar al-Karawi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  20. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Bushra al-Qaisi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  21. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Mohammed Jamil al-Mayahi Arrestednamed in the preliminary list of those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  22. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Sayhood Arrestednamed by an Integrity Commission source among those arrested in the Green Zone operationStatus at the date of writing: Released on bail
  23. 28 June 2026Legal status
    Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie Arrestednamed by an Integrity Commission source among those arrested in the Green Zone operation
  24. 30 June 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Sayhood Released on bailreleased on bail on health grounds
  25. July 2026Case begins
    Illicit-enrichment and bribery convictions of MPs and senior officials after the 2026 crackdown
  26. July 2026Case begins
    Rafidain Bank Diwaniyah branch banknote-swap embezzlement (2026)
  27. 10 July 2026Legal status
    Nour Zuhair Jassim WantedAbroad; amnesty request pendingStatus at the date of writing: Convicted in absentia
  28. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Muthanna al-Samarrai Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  29. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Bahaa al-Din Nour Muhammad Hussein (Bahaa al-Nouri) Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  30. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Ashwaq Salim Hassan (Ashwaq al-Jubouri) Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  31. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Alia Nassif Jassim Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  32. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Hind Muhammad Salih al-Abbasi Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  33. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Mohammed Farman Shaher Salman al-Jubouri Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  34. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Ziad al-Janabi Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  35. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Abdul Rahman al-Luwaizi Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  36. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Mudar al-Karawi Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  37. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Bushra al-Qaisi Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  38. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Sayhood Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Released on bail
  39. 13 July 2026Legal status
    Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie Under investigationprecautionary seizure of assets ordered by the anti-corruption investigating judge (decision 555)Status at the date of writing: Arrested
  40. 16 July 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Karbouli Convicted (reported)a judicial source to Alsumaria
  41. 16 July 2026Legal status
    Mohammed al-Karbouli ConvictedIntegrity Commission statementStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  42. 18 July 2026Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq / US Treasury (understanding): Partial reinstatement: restricted banks to return to non-dollar correspondent channels; path to dollar eligibility after relicensing: Seven restricted banks (named by an anonymous Central Bank source): Al-Janoob Islamic; International Development Bank; Mosul Bank; Al-Mashreq Al-Arabi Islamic; Investment Bank of Iraq; Kurdistan International (Islamic) Bank; Al-Arabiya Islamic
  43. August 2026Case begins
    Khalid Ghazay Atiya: Ministry of Electricity official arrested with millions in cash and gold (2026)
  44. August 2026Case begins
    Ammar Jabr Khalil Abd al-Hamid: former Salah al-Din governor convicted in absentia of illicit enrichment (2026)
  45. 5 August 2026Enforcement action
    OFAC: Delisting (removal from SDN list): Fly Baghdad Airlines Company (and aircraft YI-BAF, YI-BAN); CEO al-Shabbani entry amended (remains listed)
  46. 5 August 2026Legal status
    Fly Baghdad Airlines Company (aka Iraq Express) Sanctions liftedCorporate entity and aircraft delisted
  47. 8 August 2026Legal status
    Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abu Mazin) Arrestedarrest warrant executed over corruption cases (Integrity Commission source)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  48. 17 August 2026Legal status
    Kadhim al-Sayadi Arrestedarrested on judicial orders (extortion)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  49. 30 August 2026Legal status
    Ali Maarij Sweij al-Bahadly Convicted7 years; illicit enrichment about IQD 26.5bnStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  50. 30 August 2026Legal status
    Kadhim al-Sayadi Convicted (reported)six months, per an informed source
  51. September 2026Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Guardianship (وصاية) imposed: Al-Taif Islamic Bank
  52. 10 September 2026Enforcement action
    OFAC: Designations under E.O. 13902 and E.O. 13224: Shams & Bahr Trading Company L.L.C. (Dubai hawala) and owners Majid and Abdulhasan Ali Akbar Namdar Al-Mandalawi; PMC procurement (Al-Brouj; Ain Al-Iraq; Abbas al-Tameemi; Abdullah al-Ameri; Khaldoon al-Abada); four Kata'ib Hizballah members
  53. 16 September 2026Legal status
    Bahaa al-Din Nour Muhammad Hussein (Bahaa al-Nouri) Convicted7 years for illicit gainStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  54. 21 September 2026Legal status
    Jamal al-Karbouli Convictedone year suspended, $4.5m to the Iraqi Red Crescent (SJC)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  55. 23 September 2026Legal status
    Ashwaq Salim Hassan (Ashwaq al-Jubouri) Convicted7 years in person for illicit gainStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  56. 23 September 2026Legal status
    Alia Nassif Jassim Convicted7 years in person for illicit gainStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  57. 23 September 2026Legal status
    Hind Muhammad Salih al-Abbasi Convicted (reported)7 years reported by media, not confirmed by the Integrity CommissionStatus at the date of writing: Arrested
  58. 25 September 2026Enforcement action
    Central Bank of Iraq: Guardianship / liquidation / judicial receivership (status marks on the Central Bank's lists of banks): Guardianship (وصاية): North Bank; Al-Wed (Al-Wifaq) Islamic; Zain Iraq Islamic; Al-Taif Islamic; Bank Melli Iran (Iraq); Parsian (Iraq). Liquidation (تصفية): Babylon Bank; Islamic Cooperation Bank (Iran); MEAB; Fransabank; BankMed; Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon. Judicial receivership (حراسة قضائية): Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank; Dijlah & Furat Islamic.
  59. 29 September 2026Legal status
    Mohammed Farman Shaher Salman al-Jubouri Convicted7 years in person for illicit gainStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
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