U.S. forecloses on ‘multi-million-dollar mansion’ outside of D.C. purchased by Gambian ex- president – IOTW Report

U.S. forecloses on ‘multi-million-dollar mansion’ outside of D.C. purchased by Gambian ex- president

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The United States government this week foreclosed on a lavish property in the D.C. metro area that had reportedly been obtained using laundered money via an ex-president of a West African country.

The Justice Department this week “secured the forfeiture of a Potomac, Maryland, property acquired with approximately $3.5 million in alleged corruption proceeds by the former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia,” the DOJ said in a press release.

The property had allegedly been acquired “through a trust set up by his wife, Zineb Jammeh,” the department said. 

The DOJ claimed that Jammeh “corruptly obtained millions of dollars through the misappropriation of stolen public funds and the solicitation of bribes from businesses seeking to obtain monopoly rights over various sectors of the Gambian economy,” after which he allegedly “conspired with his family members and close associates to utilize a host of shell companies and overseas trusts to launder his alleged corrupt proceeds throughout the world, including through the purchase of a multimillion-dollar mansion in Potomac, Maryland.” more

15 Comments on U.S. forecloses on ‘multi-million-dollar mansion’ outside of D.C. purchased by Gambian ex- president

  1. So shaking down companies and setting up monopolies in distant lands by leaders in those lands is against U.S. law?

    Maybe we can enlist the aid of some dick tater overseas to come and straighten out OUR mess.

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  2. @RadioMattM May 29, 2022 at 11:16 am

    > Shouldn’t they have to prove it before foreclosing?

    There was a time, when we could shoot traitors, that talked like that.

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  3. Given the criteria DOJ used, when will they foreclose on the Biden’s, Obama’s and Clinton’s properties?
    Or are there levels of Corruption that limit the DOJ and FBI enforcing the law.

    Oh wait, I forgot there’s the two tiered Justice system for the corrupt elite US Politicians, their families and major donors. My Bad !

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