What the U.S. Senate Siemens Investigation Said About Jennifer Douglas Abubakar

Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, Atiku Abubakar’s fourth wife, was named in a United States Senate investigation that examined international money laundering allegations and Siemens’ global bribery network. The investigation cited financial records showing that more than $1.7 million was transferred from Siemens to her personal Citibank account in 2001 and 2002. It also referred to additional payments made to her or companies she was said to beneficially own. Her lawyers reportedly said she had no personal knowledge of several offshore entities linked to the deposits. Siemens pleaded guilty in the United States in 2008 to offences linked to a worldwide bribery scheme and agreed to about $1.6 billion in penalties. However, Jennifer Douglas Abubakar denied wrongdoing, and neither she nor Atiku Abubakar was convicted in the Siemens proceedings. The matter has continued to feature in political debates over Atiku Abubakar’s public record and presidential ambitions.

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