NEW YORK — Investigators have concluded that the former chief of the Iraq Oil-for-Food program, Benon Sevan, took kickbacks under the $64 billion humanitarian operation and refused to cooperate with their probe, his lawyer said Thursday.
There's one claring error in the story though.
Lewis revealed the findings early and vehemently denied both claims against Sevan, whom the U.N. is paying a symbolic one dollar a year to keep him on payroll so he'll cooperate.
Er, no. Annan is paying him $1 to keep him on the payroll so Sevan still has diplomatic immunity. Watch for him to be questioned by police when Annan fires him next week.
Sevan is also being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and could face criminal charges.
How long before Annan is forced to resign?
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