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Summary Iraqi auditors believe $800 million currency is being sent out of Iraq illegally each week.
A report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction released on Tuesday says Iraqs top auditor, Abdul-Basit Turki, disclosed the findings about the extent of the alleged money laundering to American officials last month.The finding follows a recent probe by Iraqs Board of Supreme Audit into the countrys central bank and daily auctions it holds to exchange Iraqi dinars for dollars.BSA president Turki was recently named interim head of the central bank after authorities removed the banks longtime governor amid an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing.BSA spokesman Imad Ismail had no immediate details about the audit.
