By John Lee. An audit of Iraq's national pension system has identified 16,384 deceased individuals whose retirement payments had not been stopped, alongside widespread data errors and corruption involving pension branch managers in provinces formerly affected by terrorism. The Federal Commission of Integrity announced it has begun auditing pension files and cross-referencing data held by […]
By John Lee. IQD 2.5 billion (USD 1.9 million) in cash has been found at the home of a former head of the accounts department in Salahadin Governorate, who is currently detained pending investigation. Six properties registered in the name of his wife were also identified at investment compounds. According to the Federal Commission of […]
By John Lee. The head of the Federal Commission of Integrity, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Lami, has stressed the importance of using parallel financial investigations as a tool for tracking the proceeds of corruption crimes and exposing their pathways. Speaking during a meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Nizar Nasser Hussein, […]
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 […]
9By John Lee. The Federal Commission of Integrity has issued a statement clarifying the background to a criminal complaint before the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court against a sitting member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives. According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, the unnamed MP is alleged to have extorted the owner of a residential […]
By John Lee. Iraq has formally joined the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA), an international body that facilitates co-operation between anti-corruption agencies. According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, membership of the network will support the exchange of expertise and information with peer institutions, and help Iraq benefit from international best practices in corruption […]
By John Lee. Four senior officials at the Diyala Electricity Distribution Directorate have been arrested and referred to the courts over the theft and embezzlement of electrical materials worth approximately IQD 1.7 billion (USD 1.34 million). According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, a team from its Diyala office, under the direct supervision of Commission […]
By John Lee. A new supreme oversight body is to be established in Iraq to monitor government contracts and recover public funds, following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the head of the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA), the head of the Federal Commission of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity has disrupted an attempt to fraudulently obtain nearly IQD 1.5 trillion (USD 1.1 billion) from two state-owned banks in Baghdad. A field team from the commission's Baghdad Investigations Directorate, working in coordination with judicial authorities, apprehended three suspects at the headquarters of Rafidain Bank. The suspects were […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Commission of Integrity has published statistics showing that its directorates and investigation offices conducted 181 operations across Iraq in February 2026, resulting in the apprehension of 168 suspects. The figures, broken down by governorate, are as follows: Kirkuk: 20 total operations, 9 apprehension operations, 9 suspects detained, 11 priority operations […]
By John Lee. A committee has been established to audit the performance and operations of Iraqi Airways, following a directive from the Prime Minister. The committee, chaired by the Commission of Integrity, will include representatives from the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA) and the Prime Minister's Office monitoring department. Its mandate covers reviewing operational performance, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Commission of Integrity has reported preserving more than IQD 837 billion (USD 640 million) and USD 551 million during 2025 as part of its anti-corruption activities. In its annual report, the commission outlined a rise in investigative, legal, and preventive actions aimed at protecting public funds and preventing waste. Key enforcement and […]
