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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 139Cases 32Sanctions and enforcement 16Central Bank rules 61Changes in legal status 30
Period
All years 132From 2003 to 2009 12From 2010 to 2019 30From 2020 to 2026 90

2010

  1. 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

2011

  1. February 2011Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Jihad al-Jabiri ArrestedArrested on corruption chargesStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  2. 15 August 2011Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & Finance Disciplined by an official bodyDelisted from ISX, shares seized

2012

  1. March 2012Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & Finance Disciplined by an official bodyCentral Bank custodianship imposed
  2. 31 July 2012Legal status
    Elaf Islamic Bank Under sanctionsCISADA designationStatus at the date of writing: Sanctions lifted
  3. 19 October 2012Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi Charged or wantedSJC announced warrantStatus at the date of writing: Acquitted

2013

  1. April 2013Legal status
    Maj. Gen. Jihad al-Jabiri Convicted (reported)Reported jailed (media)
  2. 23 April 2013Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedThree counts of fraud (Old Bailey)Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  3. 17 May 2013Legal status
    Elaf Islamic Bank Sanctions liftedSanctions removed
  4. 25 August 2013Legal status
    Warka Bank for Investment & FinanceCustodianship lifted after court ruling
  5. 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. 4 September 2014Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi Convicted in absentia7 years (reported)Status at the date of writing: Acquitted
  2. November 2014Legal status
    Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai Charged or wanted16 arrest warrants issued, released on bailStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2015

  1. 18 January 2015Legal status
    Sinan al-Shabibi AcquittedRetrial; released (per parliamentary committee)
  2. 30 March 2015Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia2 years, Art. 341
  3. 7 July 2015Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia2 years, Art. 331
  4. November 2015Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Convicted in absentia7 years (Karbala court)Status at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied

2016

  1. 15 June 2016Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedConfiscation order £7.94mStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2017

  1. July 2017Legal status
    Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abu Mazin) ConvictedSentenced to prison (per Treasury); later releasedStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)

2018

  1. 12 February 2018Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Convicted21 years in three casesStatus at the date of writing: Pardoned or amnestied
  2. 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)
  3. 25 April 2018Legal status
    James McCormick ConvictedDefault sentence 842 days for unpaid confiscationStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  4. 11 November 2018Legal status
    Ziad Tariq Cattan (al-Qattan) Convicted in absentia3 x 2 years consecutively, Art. 340
  5. 28 November 2018Legal status
    Abdul Falah Hassan Hadi al-Sudani Pardoned or amnestiedAmnesty applied to one case (Rusafa)
  6. 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. 24 March 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Removed from officeRemoved by parliamentStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  2. 25 March 2019Legal status
    Saman Ahsani Pleaded guiltyFCPA conspiracyStatus at the date of writing: Convicted
  3. 27 March 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (al-Akoub) Charged or wantedNineveh investigation court warrantStatus at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  4. 18 July 2019Legal status
    Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan (Nawfal al-Akoub) Under sanctionsOFAC E.O. 13818Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
  5. 18 July 2019Legal status
    Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abu Mazin) Under sanctionsOFAC E.O. 13818Status at the date of writing: Convicted (reported)
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