By John Lee. A US court has sentenced the former CEO of Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) to five years in prison for tax evasion. According to a statement from the US Department of Justice, Todd Kozel used offshore structures, trusts, and bank accounts to conceal a portion of his undeclared income from the U.S. government. […]
Kurdish oil giant in the spotlight as secret deal is revealed
Why did London-listed Gulf Keystone agree to transfer profits from Shaikan to a local politician?
22 May 2021 • 3:00pm
Todd Kozel could sense the opportunity as he arrived in Erbil for a visit in 2006. Miles of unexplored territory lay waiting as Kurdistan opened up its oil industry in the post-Saddam era.
The affable American was chief executive of Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), which would go on to discover and develop one of the region’s richest oilfields.
The opportunities would turn GKP into a favourite of retail investors and Kozel into a very wealthy man. He would earn $66m (£47m) during his final years at the top, helping to fund his sports car habit.
International oilman Todd Kozel triumphs in $38 million divorce case
Florida Supreme court rejects ex-wife s appeal, orders her to pay Todd Kozel s attorney fees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Florida Supreme Court this month refused to hear an appeal from the ex-wife of international oil executive Todd Kozel, ending a divorce case in which Ashley Kozel had sought an additional $38 million after receiving more than $100 million in her original divorce settlement.
The Supreme Court decision came 16 months after a December 2019 appellate court ruling that overturned ex-wife Ashley s $38 million judgment against Todd.
Ashley and her attorney, Jeffrey Fisher of West Palm Beach, appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court, which refused jurisdiction and ordered Ashley to pay Todd s attorney fees.
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