Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 34

23-August-2004

REGIONAL BANKING

Ahmad Chalabi Files Lawsuit Against Jordan For Petra Bank Fraud Conviction

Tamara Chalabi, the daughter of Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi, says a lawsuit has been filed against Jordan in the US to nullify her fathers conviction for fraud in the Petra Bank case. Mr Chalabi was convicted in absentia in 1992 along with 17 other people on fraud and embezzlement charges (MEES, 13 April 1992) following the collapse of Petra...