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Institution

US DOJ Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative

Initiative within the US Department of Justice that pursues forfeiture of assets traced to foreign-government corruption. Filed July 2014 in-rem forfeiture warrants against Doraville Properties Corporation (Abacha-linked funds held in Jersey). Recovered tranches subsequently repatriated to Nigeria.

Sources

SOURCE-01PBS Frontline World (2010)
PBS Frontline World, 2010www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bribe/2010/01/nigeria-chasing-the-ghosts-of-a-corrupt-regime.html
SOURCE-02StAR — Sani Abacha / Swiss MLAT Case
StAR — Sani Abacha / Swiss MLAT Casestar.worldbank.org/asset-recovery-watch-database/sani-abacha-swiss-mutual-legal-assistance-treaty-case

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