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Title: Indicted Saudi Gets $80 Million US Contract
Source: abc
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4996285&page=1
Published: Jun 5, 2008
Author: Gretchen Peters
Post Date: 2008-06-05 16:01:30 by swarthyguy
Keywords: None
Views: 11

The Financier Has Been Indicted For His Alleged Role in a Scandal Costing US Taxpayers $1.7 billion By GRETCHEN PETERS June 4, 2008

The US military has awarded an $80 million contract to a prominent Saudi financier who has been indicted by the US Justice Department. The contract to supply jet fuel to American bases in Afghanistan was awarded to the Attock Refinery Ltd, a Pakistani-based refinery owned by Gaith Pharaon. Pharaon is wanted in connection with his alleged role at the failed Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), and the CenTrust savings and loan scandal, which cost US tax payers $1.7 billion.

(ABC News Photo Illustration)The Saudi businessman was also named in a 2002 French parliamentary report as having links to informal money transfer networks called hawala, known to be used by traders and terrorists, including Al Qaeda.

Interestingly, Pharaon was also an investor in President George W. Bush's first business venture, Arbusto Energy.

A spokesman for the FBI said Pharaon was not wanted in connection with the French report, but confirmed he was still sought by the US Justice Department.

Ghaith Pharaon is an FBI fugitive indicted in both the BCCI and CENTRUST case," said Richard Kolko, a spokesman for the FBI. "If anyone has information on his location, they are requested to contact the FBI or the US Embassy."

The US military purchases jet fuel from Attock through the contractor Supreme Fuels, according to a US government website. The $80 million contract for 2008 was posted this week on a US government website . Attock supplied the US military more than $40 million in jet fuel in 2007, according to another spreadsheet posted on the site.

An official at Attock, who did not wish to be named, confirmed the refinery was supplying thousands of tons of jet fuel to the US base at Bagram Air Base every month.

The US military has not responded to requests for comment.

Pharaon could not be reached for comment.

Poster Comment:

HAHAHAHA! No complaints from Dems, Repubs or whatever. At least Dubya is loyal. That Arbusto investment surely paid off for Gaith. Daniel Hopsicker would chuckle over this.

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