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Feb 2023
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281: Debra LaPrevotte – Oligarchs, Klept...

Jerri Williams
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Retired agent Debra LaPrevotte explains the difference between oligarchs and kleptocrats, breaks down the indictment of former FBI SAC Charles McGonigal, and reviews the Nigeria OPL 245 oilfield license bribery case. The investigation involves two major oil companies charged with paying government officials to license natural oil resources originally gifted by former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha to his son and to the country’s oil minister. Debra served in the FBI for 20 years. She is the co-host of A Nation for Thieves, a podcast exposing the world's most corrupt kleptocrats.

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