ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi authorities late Wednesday recovered more than 1 billion Iraqi dinars ($880,000) in a case involving financial fraud and seized an additional 13 billion dinars ($400,000) in cash along with 40 kilograms of gold bars in relation to the ongoing corruption investigation involving former deputy oil minister Adnan al-Jumaili, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) said.
The SJC said the Karkh Second Investigative Court, which “specializes in money laundering cases,” recovered 1,143,847,719 Iraqi dinars ($880,000) “from a financial fraud crime” involving companies accused of bulk cash smuggling, as part of ongoing operations related to the Iraqi National Security Service’s (INSS) discovery and dismantling of several currency smuggling networks operating across the country on Sunday.
The court said Wednesday's recovery “was made possible by the efforts of the Second Karkh Investigation Court,” noting continued efforts “to take legal action against the remaining companies that adopted illegal means to obtain large profits, which harms public funds.”
The latest recoveries come as Iraq presses ahead with Operation Dawn, a nationwide anti-corruption campaign launched by PM Ali al-Zaidi in late June in coordination with the Federal Commission of Integrity and the SJC.
The campaign has led to the arrest of dozens of current and former officials and the recovery of large amounts of public funds and assets as authorities expand investigations into corruption networks.
In a separate statement, the investigative judge said authorities also uncovered 13 billion Iraqi dinars ($10 million), $400,000, 40 gold bars weighing one kilogram each, and five kilograms of gold jewelry hidden in multiple locations in Salahaddin province as part of the investigation regarding the ongoing corruption case of detained former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, Adnan Jumaili.
"The investigations into the case of detained defendant Adnan al-Jumaili are still ongoing as part of efforts to trace the proceeds of the crime and those involved," the judge said in the SJC statement.
Jumaili has emerged as a central figure in Iraq's anti-corruption campaign. Authorities have previously seized billions of dinars, millions of US dollars, hundreds of kilograms of gold, real estate, vehicles, and other assets linked to his case, while courts say investigations are continuing to identify additional suspects in his network.
Iraq ranked 136th out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, underscoring persistent concerns over public-sector corruption despite ongoing government efforts to recover stolen assets.
