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8 plea bargain: documented Nigerian corruption records

Cases resolved through a plea agreement, with the terms as publicly reported.

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  • Plea bargain20211 source

    Joseph Arsan

    Physician and personal assistant to Gilbert Chagoury; co-respondent in the 2019-2021 US DOJ DPA on the conduit-contribution scheme; paid $1.

  • Plea bargain20211 source

    Ray LaHood

    Former US Secretary of Transportation (Obama administration); received $50K from Chagoury via Baaklini; paid $40K fine after misleading FBI statements.

  • Plea bargain20211 source

    Toufic Joseph Baaklini

    Virginia-based businessman; intermediary in the 2019-2021 US DOJ DPA conduit-contribution scheme; paid $90K fine.

  • Plea bargain201010 sources

    Gilbert Chagoury

    Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire described by Nuhu Ribadu as the 'gatekeeper to Abacha's presidency.

  • Plea bargain20102 sources

    Mohammed Sani Abacha

    Son of General Sani Abacha.

  • Plea bargain18 sources

    Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha

    Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, who governed Bayelsa State from 1999 until his impeachment in December 2005, sits at the centre of one of Nigeria's most-cited gubernatorial corruption mat

  • Plea bargain24 sources

    Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion

    Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, who governed Edo State from 1999 to 2007 on the PDP platform and served briefly as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum, is the central figure in the case most f

  • Plea bargain4 sources

    Iyiola Omisore

    Former Deputy Governor of Osun State (1999–2003) and Senator for Osun East (2003–2009); 2014 PDP Osun governorship candidate, defeated by Rauf Aregbesola.