CHAIN-OF-COMMAND CORRUPTION: Former Leader of U.S. and NATO Forces in Afghanistan Under Investigation

News of the potential case against Allen caused an immediate stir.

> Steve Schmidt, a former Republican operative and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, called the story “shocking” and “a disgrace for the US Marine Corps”, adding: “The credibility of the Brookings Institution is on the line … Washington DC corruption has reached epic and unprecedented levels.”

> FBI agent, Babak Adib said Allen misrepresented his role in the lobbying campaign and failed to disclose “that he was simultaneously pursuing multimillion-dollar business deals with the government of Qatar”.

> “At the same time he was lobbying US government officials on behalf of Qatar, Allen pursued at least one multimillion-dollar business deal with the Qatari government on behalf of a company on whose board of directors he served,” the affidavit said. . .

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FBI seizes retired US general’s electronic data over alleged illegal Qatar lobbying

 

Martin Pengelly

the Guardian |

 

2 The court filings detail Allen’s alleged behind-the-scenes efforts to help Qatar influence US policy in 2017 when a diplomatic crisis erupted between the gas-rich Persian Gulf monarchy and its neighbours.

FBI investigates former US general over Qatar lobbying role

According to FBI probe, Allen had financial incentives for helping Qatar and maintained strong ties to its top leaders.

[Former US Marine General and Brookings Institution President John R Allen waits to speak at a forum during the 2018 IMF/World Bank spring meetings April 20, 2018, in Washington, DC [File: Brendan Smialowski/AFP]

 

aljazeera.com |

"The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say withheld “incriminating” documents and lied about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of Qatar.

New federal court filings obtained Tuesday outlined a potential criminal case against former Marine General John R Allen, who led United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan before being tapped in 2017 to lead the influential Brookings Institution think-tank. . .

[    ] Allen declined to comment on the new filings. He has previously denied ever working as a Qatari agent and said his efforts on Qatar in 2017 were motivated to prevent a war from breaking out in the Gulf that would put US troops at risk. . .

> The Qatari foreign ministry and the Qatari embassy in Washington, DC have not commented on the matter.

>. . .Allen also had other financial incentives for helping the Qataris and maintaining strong ties to its top leaders, the FBI said. . ."

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