▁actions ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁war ned ▁both ▁men ▁formally ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( d uring ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Lion el ▁J osp in ). ▁ ▁Some ▁other ▁people , ▁including ▁Bernard ▁Gu illet , ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁French ▁sen ator ▁Charles ▁Pas qua , ▁are ▁also ▁under ▁formal ▁investigation . ▁Gu illet ▁and ▁Pas qua ▁den y ▁any ▁wrong do ing . ▁ ▁US ▁Senate ▁investig ations ▁US ▁Senator ▁Norm ▁Cole man ▁called ▁for ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁to ▁res ign ▁over ▁the ▁sc andal ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hear ings ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁The ▁most ▁spect ac ular ▁of ▁these ▁hear ings ▁occurred ▁after ▁the ▁sub comm ittee ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁accused ▁( then ) ▁British ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁George ▁Gall ow ay , ▁Russian ▁politician ▁Vladimir ▁Zh ir in ov sky , ▁and ▁former ▁French ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Charles ▁Pas qua ▁of ▁receiving ▁oil ▁alloc ations ▁from ▁Ira q ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁being ▁political ▁al lies ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ' s ▁regime . ▁Gall ow ay , ▁in ▁an ▁unusual ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁MP ▁before ▁a ▁US ▁Senate ▁sub comm ittee , ▁respond ed ▁an gr ily ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁confront ational ▁public ▁hearing ▁which ▁drew ▁much ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁both ▁America ▁and ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Gall ow ay ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 1 0