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Alleged

Enrico Monfrini

Swiss lawyer retained by President Obasanjo's government in mid-September 1999 to lead the multi-jurisdictional Abacha asset-recovery effort. Filed Swiss interim freezing request 30 September 1999 (granted within two weeks). Cumulative recoveries through 2020s reach approximately $2.4 billion across CH, JE, US, UK, LI.

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-02Monfrini — The Abacha Case
Monfrini — The Abacha Casembk.law/useruploads/ordonsfiles/081130_-_monfrini_article_for_recovering_stolen_assets_-_the_abacha_case-1.pdf

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