Indictment for oil-for-food kickbacks to Iraq [US DOJ] News
Indictment for oil-for-food kickbacks to Iraq [US DOJ]

United States v. David Chalmers at al., United States District Court Southern District of New York, April 14, 2005 [charging Texas businessman David Chalmers and others with participating in a scheme to pay millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to the govenment of Iraq in connection with the UN Oil-for-Food program]. Read the full text of the indictment [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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