Millions in Stolen Tax Money Recovered: Iraqi PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced that 183 billion Iraqi dinars (~US$125 million) of the US$2.5 billion stolen from the bank account of the tax authorities has been recovered.

He said that businessman Noor Zuhair Jassim had admitted receiving about US$1 billion of the funds, and that arrangement were being made to recover the full amount. Mr Jassim has two businesses, called Al-Qant and Al-Mubdaun.