unaoil bribery
A few years later, Kevin Abikoff was providing legal advice to the shady company.
It hasn't been a good few days for HSBC.
The report named several Iraqi officials, including former oil minister Hussein al-Shahristani who it alleged had accepted millions of dollars in bribes.
Unaoil relied on both banks as it cut deals with corrupt regimes.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
An Australian media company partnered with The Huffington Post on a six-month investigation that began with a source's unusual request.