A squad of FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration agents in March 2021 raided the Beverly Hills location of a company, U.S. Private Vaults, suspected of criminal activity. Over several days, agents wearing masks photographed evidence, seized jewels, gold bullion, and coins, and confiscated some contraband (mostly drugs) from 1,400 safe-deposit boxes rented by an array […]
The Kurdistan Victims Fund, a charity incorporated in Wyoming, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Kurdistan Regional Government. Co-defendants include many, but not all, members of the ruling Barzani family and their top aides. While Iraqi Kurdish Region Masrour Barzani will likely claim sovereign immunity, the fact that he is, according to the lawsuit, a permanent resident […]