Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter$13 Billion in Iraq Aid Wasted Or Stolen, Ex-Investigator Says
Published 9/23/2008 by Dana Hedgpeth at Wash Post Federal Page
A former Iraqi official estimated yesterday that more than $13 billion meant for reconstruction projects in Iraq was wasted or stolen through elaborate fraud schemes.
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