Washington Moves to Forfeit $30M California Mansion Linked to "Fuel Bribes" Involving Mansour Barzani

 The U.S. Department of Justice announced today, Friday, April 24, 2026, the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint for a mansion in Beverly Hills, California, valued at approximately $30 million including renovations. The complaint alleges that the property was purchased and improved using proceeds from a corruption and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) between 2016 and 2020. The scheme involved paying bribes to General Mansour Barzani, a senior Peshmerga official, in exchange for granting a defense contractor exclusive access to supply fuel at Erbil International Airport for Operation Inherent Resolve, resulting in violations of U.S. money laundering laws.