Ex-Tax Authority Director Jailed for Money Laundering

By John Lee.

The Central Criminal Court for Anti-Corruption has sentenced the former Director General of the General Authority for Taxes to 10 years in prison on money laundering charges, with his wife receiving a sentence of five years and one month.

According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, the verdict, issued in the presence of the defendants, was handed down to Osama Hussam Jawdat under Article 36 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law No. 39 of 2015.

The court also fined the couple jointly and severally IQD 32,496,107,000 ($24.8 million), and ordered the confiscation of assets including:

• Ten properties in Baghdad
• 12 properties in Turkey registered in the wife's name
• Seized cash, rental income from the properties, and gold items
• Funds held in Kuwaiti and Turkish bank accounts

The Commission said the court found the evidence sufficient to convict both defendants, and also ordered a freeze on their remaining movable and immovable assets.

(Source: Federal Commission of Integrity)

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