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Niger ‘scandal of the century’ exposed in FinCEN Files sparks lawsuit demanding action
English front companies allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, in a military procurement scandal that has engulfed the country and sparked lawsuits. Last year, journalists in Niger obtained a confidential audit from the country’s ministry of defense that alleged up to $120 million in defense spending had disappeared from the West African country, often into tax havens and bank accounts controlled by unknown owners. The newspaper L’Evenement obtained a copy of the audit and revealed that two companies, Halltown Business LLP and Stretfield Development LLP, signed a $2 million agreement for two aging Ukrainian helicopters. L’Evenement’s publishe

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