Audit: $9 Billion Unaccounted for in Iraq WASHINGTON - The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track of nearly $9 billion it transf
January 29, 2005

Audit: $9 Billion Unaccounted for in Iraq

WASHINGTON - The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track of nearly $9 billion it transferred to government ministries, which lacked financial controls, security, communications and adequate staff, an inspector general has found.

The U.S. officials relied on Iraqi audit agencies to account for the funds but those offices were not even functioning when the funds were transferred between October 2003 and June 2004, according to an audit by a special U.S. inspector general.

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