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Feds Say Ex-Chadian Diplomats Took Bribes For Oil Contract
Law360 (May 24, 2021, 8:20 PM EDT) Chad s former ambassador to the U.S. and several associates were hit with money laundering and corruption charges for taking $2 million in bribes and shares in an energy company in exchange for lucrative oil rights, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed in D.C. federal court.
Mahamoud Adam Bechir, Chad s ambassador to the U.S. from 2004 to 2012, and former top deputy Youssouf Hamid Takane accepted the bribes from Griffiths Energy International Inc. while serving as diplomats in Washington, D.C., according to a 2019 indictment, which was unsealed Friday after prosecutors said they were unable to arrest the fugitive officials. Bechir s wife, Nouracham Bechir.
U.S. confirms charges against Chad officials in Calgary-based Griffiths Energy corruption case
A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again.
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A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again.
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against Chad s former ambassador to the United States and Canada and Chad s former deputy chief of mission for the U.S. and Canada, charging them with soliciting and accepting a $2-million bribe and conspiring to launder the bribe payment.
CALGARY A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to lucrative oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against Chad’s former ambassador to the United States and Canada and […]
May 25, 2021 - 9:19 AM
CALGARY - A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again.
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against Chadâs former ambassador to the United States and Canada and Chadâs former deputy chief of mission for the U.S. and Canada, charging them with soliciting and accepting a $2-million bribe and conspiring to launder the bribe payment.
According to court documents, Mahamoud Adam Bechir and Youssouf Hamid Takane, respectively, engaged in the scheme between August 2009 and July 2014, while serving as diplomats based out of the Embassy of Chad in Washington