Top Abraaj executives arrested on U.S. fraud charges

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood

The indictments were short on detail, Griswold said, because authorities moved quickly to arrest Abdel-Wadood upon learning he was in the United States with his wife and son to visit colleges.

She said prosecutors intended to file more detailed charges by the end of May.

After the hearing, Abdel-Wadood spoke briefly to his wife, who had watched from the courtroom gallery, before U.S. marshals led him away in handcuffs.

Glad to see the DOJ was quick to grab this guy while he was here in the states.

Arif Naqvi. Pretty sure Obama and this guy are pals.

1 posted on 04/11/2019 9:25:54 PM PDT by csvset

Maybe the world has just about HAD it with all these muslim types.

2 posted on 04/11/2019 10:21:21 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)

are we F()&)&ng everyone up or what?

3 posted on 04/11/2019 11:17:40 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)

Hey, Bill Gates needs his money. Every last billion of it.

4 posted on 04/11/2019 11:46:46 PM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)

Wonder if Mustafa Woody is related to the the Turkish sculptor Mustafa K@nt.

5 posted on 04/12/2019 12:28:27 AM PDT by Long Jon No Silver

Obama Fulfills Pledge With Entrepreneur Summit
The New York Times----Apr 26, 2010
https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/.../obama-fulfills-pledge-with-entrepreneur-summi...

President Barack Obama will host a two-day summit... to include Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus; and Arif Naqvi, head of Abraaj Capital ...

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Did Abraaj Capital contribute the Obama Foundation?

6 posted on 04/12/2019 3:16:15 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

“Did Abraaj Capital contribute the Obama Foundation?“

Not taking that bet. Nope.

7 posted on 04/12/2019 3:35:26 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)

8 posted on 04/12/2019 3:39:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)

J/W's Fitton needs to place these Obama travesties on his lengthening J/W FOIA agenda:

<><> The Chicago-based tax-exempt Obama Foundation says it wont release the names of his donors.
.........Americans need to have this information.

<><> Obama is exploiting the presidency----pocketing huge speaking fees...
.........he will not reveal the terms of his speaking engagements.

Americans demand to know more on this.

CONTACT: Judicial Watch
425 3rd Street, SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
TELE 1-888-593-8442 between 8:30am and 5:30pm EST.

9 posted on 04/12/2019 3:40:55 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

Well, it looks as though you can clean up a corrupt individual, put him in a suit and tie, and he is still unsightly.

Crooks are looking different these days.

10 posted on 04/12/2019 3:42:45 AM PDT by Maris Crane

Many thanks for the link..............

11 posted on 04/12/2019 3:43:54 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

To: mewzilla; Liz

12 posted on 04/12/2019 3:44:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)

AMERICAN TAXPAYERS FINANCE CROOKED PAKISTANI COMPANY
Connected to the Clintons and Obama

(hat tip mewzilla)
freebeacon.com
April 7, 2016

A major Clinton Foundation donor company that has been granted millions in U.S. federal loans has been linked to a corruption probe in Pakistan, according to reports.

The Abraaj Group, a Middle Eastern investment fund that contributed between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation, has not been charged in the case (as of 2016), but its name has surfaced in Pakistani media reports.

Authorities in Sindh province have accused a prominent government official of providing illegal favors to K-Electric, a power company owned and managed by the Abraaj Group since 2009. Former Pakistani oil minister Dr. Asim Hussain was arrested last year amid allegations that he helped harbor terrorists in a string of hospitals he owned and doled out illegal contracts to companies, including K-Electric. Both Hussain and K-Electric have denied the allegations.

The investigation has not impacted the U.S. government’s ongoing partnership with the Abraaj Group, which dates back to at least 2012. That year, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation—a federal agency that dispenses corporate loans under the guidance of the U.S. State Department—selected the Abraaj Group to manage its $150 million Middle East investment fund.

Two weeks later, the Abraaj Group co-sponsored the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting.

Last October, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation again pledged up to $250 million to help fund the Abraaj Group’s K-Electric operations. The announcement came less than a month after the Sindh Rangers, a Pakistani law enforcement agency, reportedly issued a 12-page report accusing Hussain of passing illegal favors to K-Electric.

According to the Sindh Rangers, Hussain was “involved in various acts of corruption, corrupt practices and misuse of authority as public office holder.” The paramilitary group claimed he also embezzled money that was “subsequently used in terror financing and funding target killers.”
The Rangers’ report claimed that “Dr Asim [Hussain] gave favours and illegal gas connections to KESC [K-Electric], which was owned by Abraaj Group with links to [former Pakistani president] Asif Zardari and [Zardari’s sister] Faryal Talpur to the tune of Rs100 billion,” according to a summary by the International News.

A spokesperson for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation told the Washington Free Beacon that its board approved the project with the Abraaj Group and K-Electric before news of the investigation emerged. “We are aware of the situation and are following up with the borrower,” OPIC press secretary Sandra Niedzwiecki said. A spokesperson for the Abraaj Group referred the Free Beacon to an Oct. 2, 2015 statement on the K-Electric website, which strongly denied the charges.

“K-Electric has categorically refuted and denied the false and defamatory allegations that have been referenced in a few publications regarding undue favors taken by the company and/or the provision of illegal gas connections and supply,” the statement said. “K-Electric is a publicly listed company and operates in strict compliance with national laws and regulations and adheres to the highest standards of ethics and corporate governance.” A spokesperson for the Abraaj Group said K-Electric “has not been contacted by any government or judicial agencies on this matter.”

Dr. Asim Hussain has pleaded not guilty to separate charges of aiding terrorists and corruption. Hussain appeared in Karachi’s Accountability Court on Thursday, where he was expected to be indicted, according to reports. However, jail authorities brought him to the courthouse over an hour late, and the hearing was rescheduled for a later date.

Last month, Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency, the National Accountability Bureau, filed a corruption reference against Hussain. “In this case, the accused persons were alleged to have illegally fraudulently and with the connivance of officials of OGDCL [Oil and Gas Development Company, Limited] and SSGCL [Sui Southern Gas Company, Limited] awarded gas contracts,” the bureau’s executive board wrote in a March 2 statement.

K-Electric is not the only part of the Abraaj Group entangled in a corruption case. The CEO of PetroTiger, a Colombian petroleum company in the Abraaj Group’s portfolio, pleaded guilty to bribing a foreign official last June. He was sentenced to probation. PetroTiger reportedly cooperated in the case and the company was not charged.

Ken Boehm, US chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, a government watchdog group, said the situation raised questions for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.”By law, OPIC is required to conduct due diligence efforts on any potential recipient of financing, especially matters involving millions of dollars,” said Boehm. “Yet more and more cases have emerged in which recipients of OPIC financing with ties to the Clinton Foundation were not properly vetted. One major Clinton donor, Claudio Osorio, is now doing 12 years in prison for defrauding OPIC in a $10 million financing deal.”

https://freebeacon.com/issues/clinton-foundation-donor-kickback-probe/

Obama Fulfills Pledge With Entrepreneur Summit
The New York Times——Apr 26, 2010
https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/.../obama-fulfills-pledge-with-entrepreneur-summi...
President Barack Obama will host a two-day summit... to include Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus; and Arif Naqvi, head of Abraaj Capital ...

Did Abraaj Capital contribute the Obama Foundation?

13 posted on 04/12/2019 3:57:19 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

“The Chicago-based tax-exempt Obama Foundation says it wont release the names of his donors.“

When other NP groups were working in favor of traditional marriage the Left was stamping their feet and demanding lists of their donors. I believe they sued to get them. Don’t know the status of that.

But my point still stands.

14 posted on 04/12/2019 4:03:25 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)

This conflagration of (A) The Clintons, (B) Obama, (C) tax dollars and (D) Pakistani crooks
brings into clearer focus the Congressional Paki spy cabal of Imran Awan that went unpunished.

15 posted on 04/12/2019 4:03:35 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

Liz, if I read this 2008 article right...

In the Middle East, an Equity Oasis

...Abraaj was up and running in very late '08, very early '09.

Interesting timing.

16 posted on 04/12/2019 4:04:00 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)

The same is true of Planned Parenthood.....they will not release the names of all the “kindly, compassionate” people who donate to them.

17 posted on 04/12/2019 4:05:59 AM PDT by Liz ( Our si.de has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

From 2010...

U.S. agency invests $455 million in Middle East

Abraaj got a sizeable chunk.

18 posted on 04/12/2019 4:07:01 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)

And check this out, from 2012, Abraaj mentioned....

Barack Obama And Mitt Romney To Attend Clinton Global Initiative

19 posted on 04/12/2019 4:09:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)

The Clinton’s fingerprints are all over the The Abraaj Group‘s wallet.

Probably the tip of the iceberg.

Jafars’ Abraaj Group Paid Clinton Foundation; Jafars rewarded with Port Canaveral Gulftainer Deal

20 posted on 04/12/2019 4:10:55 AM PDT by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)

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