FBI closes net on top officials in Oil-for-Food controversy

April 21, 2005

Times
From James Bone in New York



THE FBI is closing in on two senior officials at the UN as prosecutors vow to “wring the towel dry” in their investigation of the Oil-for-Food corruption scandal.

The two unnamed “high-ranking officials” were allegedly offered bribes by a North Korean-born businessman, previously linked to South Korean intelligence, working secretly for Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq.

The investigation by the FBI’s white-collar crime and counter-intelligence units represents a challenge to the UN’s credibility and legitimacy and could jeopardise its survival.

A senior Western diplomat said yesterday that the scandal meant that Kofi Annan was “not wholly safe” as UN Secretary-General, a job he holds until the end of next year.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1578378,00.html

with Saddam Hussein in the 1990's.

And how's the search for that anthrax killer coming along, guys?

Is this really in the FBI's jurisdiction. Where were these crimes committed? Isn't it about Iraqi oil sold through Jordan/Turkey? I'm confused why the FBI is investigating this. Are they talking about arresting Kofi Annan?

AValdoux