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UN envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said Iraq was in dire need of the embezzled funds. AP
UN envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said Iraq was in dire need of the embezzled funds. AP
UN envoy urges Iraq to recover billions embezzled from tax authority
The corruption case involves $2.5 billion that was fraudulently paid to five companies