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Iran, Iraq MoU on Financial Corruption

By John Lee. High-ranking officials from Iran and Iraq are to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve cooperation in fighting financial corruption. The Head of the General Inspection Office of Iran, Nasser Seraj, hosted a visit from Hasan Al-Yasiri, the head of Iraq's Commission of Integrity, at which various aspects of the anti-corruption […]

Ministers 'to be Tried for Corruption'

By John Lee. The Iraqi Commission of Integrity has announced that over 2,000 people, are to face trial for corruption. According to a report from BasNews, this number includes 13 govenment ministers. At a press conference in Baghdad on Thursday, the Head of the Commission, Hassan al-Yassiri declared that in support of the Iraqi Prime […]

Money from Fake Bomb Detectors Repatriated

By John Lee. Iraq's Commission of Integrity has reportedly repatriated five billion Iraqi dinars [$4.3 million] that were smuggled to Lebanon. According to Aswat al Iraq, the money, in addition to some real estate investments, were illegally obtained by British businessman James (Jim) McCormick, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Britain for […]