on ▁Se van ▁used ▁his ▁position ▁to ▁solic it ▁and ▁receive ▁alloc ations ▁of ▁oil ▁from ▁Ira q ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁relief ▁programme . ▁In ternal ▁records ▁from ▁S OM O ▁( I ra q ' s ▁State ▁O il ▁Mark eting ▁Organ ization ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inter views ▁with ▁former ▁Ira qi ▁officials ▁involved ▁in ▁ill ic it ▁oil ▁de als , ▁show ▁that ▁Se van ▁had ▁requested ▁and ▁received ▁alloc ations ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁oil ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁Pan ama - register ed ▁trad ing ▁company ▁called ▁African ▁Middle ▁East ▁Pet role um ▁Co . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁report ▁makes ▁no ▁specific ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁criminal ▁activity ▁by ▁Se van , ▁Vol cker ▁does ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁charges ▁might ▁be ▁file d ▁by ▁authorities ▁in ▁countries ▁with ▁relevant ▁juris diction . ▁The ▁report ▁called ▁Se van ' s ▁conduct ▁" eth ically ▁impro per ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁Se van ▁had ▁received ▁large ▁c ash ▁pay ments ▁tot alling ▁$ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dollars ▁each ▁year ▁he ▁had ▁head ed ▁the ▁programme . ▁Se van ▁claims ▁the ▁money ▁came ▁from ▁an ▁a unt ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁who ▁has ▁since ▁died , ▁but ▁the ▁panel ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁back ▁this ▁claim . ▁ ▁Vol cker ▁also ▁reported ▁in ▁January ▁that ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁ 5 8 ▁confident ial ▁UN ▁internal ▁O IF ▁aud its ▁showed ▁UN ▁officials ▁ignored ▁early ▁signs ▁that ▁human