Posted on 01/18/2005 3:17:57 PM PST by Wolfstar
WASHINGTON — An Iraqi-born American citizen pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges as part of the federal investigation into the U.N. Oil-for-Food program, becoming the first person to be convicted in the growing scandal.
Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the agreement with Samir Vincent, accused of being an unregistered Iraqi agent between the first and second Persian Gulf wars.
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The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York. The criminal indictment and plea deal were filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
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The Justice Department said that from 1992 to 2003, Vincent consulted with Saddam Hussein's government about efforts to loosen or end the United Nations sanctions imposed upon Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War.
He was also involved in the drafting of the oil-for-food program, including agreements guaranteeing himself and others "millions of dollars in compensation."
Vincent got instructions in 1995 and 1996 from high-level Iraqi officials, and carried out those instructions out in meetings with U.N. officials, Justice officials said.
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We had people in Iraq- and Iran- in the late 90s keeping tabs on sites and shipments within those countries, between those countries, and between other countries. It wasn't all done by satellite, either.
And Libya and Syria as well...we were keeping up with quite a little network of front companies as well as Qadeer Khan and so on.
ONZ/UN ping Thank you Dzieki
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-"No Blood for Oil"- Kojo & Kofi: Unbelievable U.N. stories.
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Posted on 03/12/2004 2:56:57 AM CST by backhoe
This file is ongoing
"He was also involved in the drafting of the oil-for-food program, including agreements guaranteeing himself and others "millions of dollars in compensation."
Vincent got instructions in 1995 and 1996 from high-level Iraqi officials, and carried out those instructions out in meetings with U.N. officials, Justice officials said."
Good catch!
Pretty amazing news -- which, of course, the MSM has largely ignored. This morning, Fox News reported that there are now questions being raised by the supposedly "above reproach" Paul Volker due to his close personal and business ties to the UN and Kofi Annan. The UN's "independent" investigation will be a lot like the CBS "independent" investigation into the Dan Rather mess.
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