Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
United States bribery and obstruction case
United States prosecutors alleged that Cyrus and Saman Ahsani conspired to facilitate millions of dollars in bribes to secure oil and gas contracts, laundered money connected with the payments, and destroyed evidence to obstruct investigations. Both brothers entered guilty pleas.
2016
Unaoil bribery allegations and leaked email investigation
A large cache of emails involving Unaoil and members of the Ahsani family was obtained and reported on by investigative journalists. The resulting coverage examined allegations that Unaoil acted as an intermediary in transactions involving major energy companies and governments described as corrupt or high risk.