The Rise and Fall of Diezani Alison-Madueke

摘要

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) last month filed a lawsuit in Houston seeking to recover $144 million in assets purchased by beneficiaries of contracts awarded by ex-Nigerian Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. The move suggests the net could be closing in on the former highflyer, who is under investigation for money laundering and corruption not only in the US but also in the UK and Nigeria.