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  • U.N. oil-for-food probe accuses 2,200 companies of making illicit payments to Iraq

    10/28/2005 7:34:40 AM PDT · by Valin · 26 replies · 788+ views
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a scathing final report documenting massive corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program, investigators accused more than 2,200 companies and prominent politicians of colluding with Saddam Hussein's regime to bilk the humanitarian operation of US$1.8 billion (¤1.5 billion). The 623-page document exposed the global scope of a scam that allegedly involved such name-brand companies as DaimlerChrysler and Siemens AG, as well as a former French U.N. ambassador, a firebrand British politician and the president of Italy's Lombardi region. It meticulously detailed how the US$64 billion (¤52.76 billion) program became a cash cow for Saddam and more...