▁from ▁w ides p read ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁ab use . ▁Through out ▁its ▁existence , ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁do gg ed ▁by ▁accus ations ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁prof its ▁were ▁un law fully ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁to ▁UN ▁officials . ▁These ▁accus ations ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁many ▁countries , ▁including ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me ▁went ▁through ▁B NP ▁Par ib as , ▁whose ▁main ▁private ▁share - holder ▁is ▁Ira qi - born ▁Nad h mi ▁Auch i , ▁a ▁man ▁estimated ▁worth ▁about ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁according ▁to ▁For bes ▁estimates , ▁the ▁ 1 3 th - rich est ▁man ▁in ▁Britain ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁Guardian . ▁Auch i ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 5 - month ▁susp ended ▁sentence ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁El f ▁sc andal , ▁which ▁the ▁British ▁newspaper ▁called ▁" the ▁biggest ▁fra ud ▁inqu iry ▁in ▁Europe ▁since ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ", ▁saying ▁" El f ▁became ▁a ▁private ▁bank ▁for ▁its ▁execut ives ▁who ▁spent ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁on ▁political ▁fav ours , ▁mist ress es , ▁j ew ell ery , ▁fine ▁art , ▁vill as ▁and ▁apart ments ". ▁El f , ▁an ▁oil ▁company , ▁merged ▁with ▁Total F ina ▁to ▁become ▁Total ▁S . A . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Mis