Iraqi authorities have seized or frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, real estate, gold and other assets as part of a sweeping anti-corruption investigation that government sources and people familiar with the inquiry say is expected to expand in the coming days. The campaign, which began earlier this month, has led to the … Continue reading More Than $250 Million Seized in Iraq Anti-Corruption Sweep
Dozens of former and current officials and lawmakers are in detention as a vast probe into official corruption widens.