April 04, 2025
The U.S. government, the Kuwaiti government and the California business partner of a former Kuwaiti deputy prime minister accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the Middle Eastern nation told a California federal court that they've reached a deal in a related federal civil forfeiture case.
March 24, 2023
A California state court has agreed to pause the government of Kuwait's suit accusing a former deputy prime minister of embezzling millions from the nation and hiding it in California real estate while an overlapping federal civil forfeiture case goes to trial.
March 02, 2023
A former Kuwaiti deputy prime minister accused by his government of embezzling millions from the country's coffers and funneling them into California real estate asked a state court on Wednesday to pause his country's lawsuit against him pending resolution of consolidated federal civil forfeiture actions.
June 30, 2022
A prolonged battle between the Kuwaiti government, an ex-minister, U.S. prosecutors, and an odd cast of developers, ex-convicts and attorneys over tens of millions of dollars in Los Angeles real estate underscores just how complex the seizure of assets allegedly linked to corruption can be.