For instance, a CIA-commissioned report on Saddam's weapons and finances by former U.N. inspector Charles Duelfer alleges that a Jordanian investment company called the El Amam Group would sign a contract with Iraq for the sale of goods, and then deposit a 10 percent kickback fee into an escrow account at the Jordan National Bank. As soon as the goods were delivered and paid for by the United Nations, the money would be transferred to an Iraqi account.

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