Taking action against Shulman Rogers co

[OdaySomali]

Can all SOL members who live in the US report this Shulman Rogers law firm to the Virginia Bar Counsel (that is because this firm is based in Virginia) and any other appropriate authorities in the US. They need to be held accountable, if not have their license revoked.

 

The law firms full name is: Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A

 

Follow this link to the Virginia Bar Counsel to file a misconduct Inquiry:

 

http://m.vsb.org/site/regulation/inquiry

 

If this law firm is involved in corruption and is actively trying to appropriate the financial resources of the Somali people and government, they need to be held accountable. This law firm was first appointed by Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed to 'recover' the Somali government's assets that were frozen in international banks in the early 90's.

 

However this firm is estimated to be taking 25% of any assets it recovers which is an extortionate amount - they are profiteering from a country that is only just emerging from 20+ years of war. There is no transparency whatsoever of what their role is, how muxh money they have recovered on behalf of the Somali government, or what they have done with this money. There are serious concerns about corruption, aprropriation/siphoning of funds and how [un]ethical and morally responsible their work is.

 

Yusur Abrar has now also shown the world that this firm is involved in shady deals with corrupt officials and that there is a clear intention on part of these officials and Shulman Rogers to appropriate these assets and to stash the recovered monies in personal bank accounts.

 

In her [resignation] letter to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia’s president, Yusur Abrar (Somalia's Central Bank governor) said: “From the moment I was appointed, I have continuously been asked to sanction deals and violate my fiduciary responsibility to the Somali people as head of the nation’s monetary authority.”

 

In the strongly worded letter, seen by the Financial Times, Ms Yussur – a former banker at Citigroup who had not lived in Somalia for several decades – said she believed that these deals “put . . . frozen assets at risk and open the door to corruption”.

 

In her letter, Ms Yussur also said she “vehemently refused to sanction the contract” with Shulman Rogers, a US law firm contracted to recover overseas assets frozen since before the civil war started in 1991. The same company was also hired to discredit the UN allegations of financial mismanagement ahead of a Brussels aid conference at which donors ultimately pledged $2.4bn, in what UN experts said was a conflict of interest. The law firm has previously denied any conflict of interest and said the UN experts made unfounded allegations.

http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bf9ac6c-4319-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html

 

Giyaajo Camalow who Awdal Press has named as one of the people who was pressuring Yusur Abrar to put fund into an unknown bank account is one of the men originally appointed by Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed to 'recover' the Somali government's assets that were frozen in international banks in the early 90's.

 

Yusur Abraar ay ka biyo diiday oo sheegtay in lacagta Bangiga dhexe lagu soo xareeyo oo aan la ogolaan karin in bangi shirkad ajinabi leedahay lacagtaas lagu shubo. Lacagtaas oo lagu qiyaaso 100 milyan dollars iyo in kabadan.

 

Su’aasha ugu weyn ayaa ah yaa ku kalifay gudoomiyaha Bangiga dhexe Yusur Abraar inay is casisho?

 

Yusra waxaa ku kalifay inay iscasisho waa seddexdaas nin ee kor ku xusan waa Kamaal Gutaale, Muuse Ganjab, Cabdiasiis Giyaajo Camalow oo heeshiis hoose uu ka dheexeeyay inay lacagtaas wada qeybsadaan laakiinse Yusur Abraar ay ka diiday kadibna hanjbaadyo iyo cagajugleyn isdaba joog ah ayaa qadka

 

Kamaal Guutaale oo chief staff isagoo isticmaalaya magaca Bangiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya ayuu siiyay shirkada Shulman Rogers lacag cadadkeedu dhan yahay $870,230 (sideed boqol iyo todobaadan kun iyo laba boqol iyo soddon dollars) oo loo siiyay shirkadaan Shulman sida ku cad dokumentiga inay ka difaacdo dawlada Soomaaliya eedeymahii ay UN monitoring group soo gudbiyeen. Shirkada Shulman Rogers ayaa sii qoratay shirkad kale oo arrintaan kala shaqeysa lana yiraahdo Podesta Group oo ka heshay shirkada Shulman rogers lacag cadadkeedu yahay $120,000 dollars sida ku cad documentiga wasaarada cadaalada mareykanka loo gudbiyay.

http://www.awdalpress.com/index/archives/25270

 

Last year (2009), President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed appointed Mr. Amalow to lead the effort to recover the funds. The government contracted Maryland-based law firm Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., to help recover the assets, according to a copy of the agreement between the two parties that was seen by The Wall Street Journal.

 

A representative of Shulman Rogers confirmed that the firm was working to recover assets on behalf of the Somali government. The firm has experience in tracing and recovering assets, often for companies or wealthy individuals.

 

Work on recovering the money began in earnest in February. At least $1.5 million has been recovered from European banks so far, according to a Somali government official familiar with the process. He declined to offer further details.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704846004575332141943207072?tesla=y

[MoonLight1]

I am afraid this will change nothing, you guys are talking about only $100m, but American firms looted a whole country (Iraq) and still doing so, The oil of that country, its heritage of artifacts and hard currency was systematically looted in 2003 and the people who ordered that looting are still around and are receiving good pensions. a big chunk of the American economy is based on this type of daylight robberies.

[OdaySomali]

So far, millions of dollars have been 'recovered' in the name of Somalia. Where has this money gone? What has this firm (Shulman, Rogers & co.) done with this money?

[Mooge]

OdaySomali, you have been exposed. niyoow ma xishoonaysid? do you know how many times you repeated "Sheik Shariif" in this thread and other threads? we know what you are trying to do ninyoow. you are trying to shift blame in this scandal. You are trying to cover for the incompetant Qoslaaye who is the man Yusur directly accused. guutaale and the other two guys are close confidants of qoslaaye and they work in his team and office. this has nothing to do with a guy who left office a long time ago. please spare us the fake propaganda. This scandal belongs to qoslaaye. stop bringing up sheikh shariifj's name when the guy has no power to say or shape anything.

 

you have been exposed. lol.

[OdaySomali]

Yes, I have been exposed. Thank you for your input.

[uchi]

I agree with oodweyn, this is just shameful.

[OdaySomali]

I'm just about to file a misconduct enquiry against Shulman Rogers & co. I hope that other SOL members can do the same.

 

Follow this link to the Virginia Bar Counsel to file a misconduct Inquiry:

 

http://m.vsb.org/site/regulation/inquiry

[Hawdian]

@odey Good to hear that we really need some proaction on this. All US solers should do the same.

[Tallaabo]

OdaySomali;984167 wrote:

I'm just about to file a misconduct enquiry against Shulman Rogers & co. I hope that other SOL members can do the same.

 

Follow this link to the Virginia Bar Counsel to file a misconduct Inquiry:

 

http://m.vsb.org/site/regulation/inquiry

You are a good Somali citizen with a good conscious.

[Maqane]

You have my respect! Keep us in the loop. Thanks

[Khayr]

Apophis;984281 wrote:

You are deluded but good luck with it (the delusion that is).

I agree with you because the looters will keep looting. Mr. Sharif sold out his people

and in return got himself protection and into Boston University (all paid - a calculated assumption).

 

You know what this world class looters do, they drum up public support to invade somewhere,

invade it and then divide up the loot. They do so by having all the government personnel become

consultants. So you end up having "private" companies doing the looting (e.g. Shulman Rogers)

that have ties to and have former government officials heading them.

Remember, most of you supported for this looting (E.g. A/S the boogiemen in Somalia).

[Khatumo]

OdaySomali;984054 wrote:

Giyaajo Camalow who Awdal Press has named as one of the people who was pressuring Yusur Abrar to put fund into an unknown bank account is one of the men originally appointed by Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed to 'recover' the Somali government's assets that were frozen in international banks in the early 90's.

 

 

 

http://www.awdalpress.com/index/archives/25270

 

 

 

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704846004575332141943207072?tesla=y

 

Ali Amalow and Abdiaziz Giyaajo Camalow are two different people. Giyaajo Camalow is related (thru half siblings) to President Hassan Sheikh Maxamud while Ali Amalow was a former Somali banker. Giyaajo Camalow was a teenager when Ali Amalow was running the Central Bank