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Mahmood Karzai, also spelled Mahmud Karzai, or Mahmoud Karzai, is an Afghan businessman, CEO and Chairman of the Board for the Afghan Investment Company who is closely tied to the Kabul Bank scandal and other controversies.〔British Broadcasting Service, BBC, (28 November 2012) "Kabul Bank fraud profited elite, leaked audit says: Afghanistan's failed Kabul Bank was involved in a fraud that funnelled almost US$900m into the pockets of a small number of the political elite, an independent auditors' report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-20512713"〕 He is the brother of Ahmed Wali Karzai a figure who was killed by his bodyguard in Afghanistan following various allegations surrounding narcotics, nepotism, corruption and family infighting.〔http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=39&task=view&total=2577&start=44&Itemid=2, Whose who in Afghanistan, 2011-08-14〕 He is also the elder brother of the former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai. In October 2010, the ''Washington Post'' reported that Karzai could soon be indicted for tax evasion in the U.S., by the Internal Revenue Service though he is aware of the investigation, telling the newspaper: "I'm giving any charges", and insisting his only interest is "rebuilding Afghanistan." To date, no charges have been brought against Karzai. In 2011, investigative reporters reported that Karzai was under review by a U.S. grand jury for alleged racketeering, extortion and tax evasion. He reportedly hired a Washington, D.C.-based criminal defense attorney as a result of the grand jury investigation.〔"Belluz, Julia, MacCleans (7 March 2011), (Canada) "Mahmoud Karzai being investigated for racketeering, extortion and tax evasion." http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/07/band-of-brothers/〕〔Wall Street Journal, (16 February 2011) "Grand Jury Investigates Karzai Brother U.S. Federal Probe Risks Worsening Relations With the Afghan President; Mahmood Karzai Hires a Washington Lawyer" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703312904576146453011894530.html〕〔Farmer, Ben, The Telegraph (16 February 2011) (United Kingdom) "Hamid Karzai's brother under US grand jury investigation The brother of Hamid Karzai is being investigated by a US grand jury over allegations of racketeering, extortion and tax evasion as he built a substantial business empire in Afghanistan." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8328696/Hamid-Karzais-brother-under-US-grand-jury-investigation.html〕 In 2013, Karzai, who has resided in Afghanistan since 2002, renounced his American citizenship to assume a bigger role in Afghan politics. The move was perceived as Mahmood expressing interest in running in the 2014 Presidential Election. Mahmud Karzai is closely connected to the Kabul Bank scandal and former U.S. Congressman Donald L. Ritter, a conservative, Jewish-American, Republican from Pennsylvania, widely criticized and scrutinized for supporting big business interests allegedly involved with serious environmental degradation, toxic waste, pollution and global warming.〔 Kistner, Toni, Network World News, (8 July 2002) "Of mysteries and bargaining chips..." http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-89008530.html 〕 Ritter and Mahumud Karzai, closely associated on various controversial efforts and ventures, have been criticized by many policy experts, including investigative reporter Sibel Edmonds, ''The Boiling Frogs Post'' newspaper, and other national security experts and whistle blowers, including the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC), for various alleged scandals and controversies.〔Edmonds, Sibel, The Boiling Frogs Post "The Assassination of Afghan Kingpin Karzai: A Case of Langley Liabilities Exceeding Its Asset?" http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/tag/ahmed-wali-karzai/#sthash.JcQeNqQF.dpuf〕 Mahmud Karzai is also the brother of the controversial and assassinated figure Ahmed Wali Karzai who was allegedly killed by one of his bodyguards. Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Congress, who have supported U.S. efforts to assist Afghanistan, including Dana Rohrabacher, have raised serious concerns and issues about Mahood Karzai's role in Afghanistan with Hamid Karzai and others. == Business activities == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahmud Karzai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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