▁government ▁a ▁certain ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁commission . ▁ ▁Cont ract s ▁to ▁sell ▁Ira q ▁human itar ian ▁goods ▁through ▁the ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁companies ▁and ▁individuals ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁kick ▁back ▁a ▁certain ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁prof its ▁to ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁regime . ▁Comp an ies ▁that ▁sold ▁comm od ities ▁via ▁the ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me ▁were ▁over charg ing ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 %, ▁with ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁over charg ed ▁amount ▁being ▁di vert ed ▁into ▁private ▁bank ▁accounts ▁for ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁other ▁regime ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁part ▁being ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁supp lier . ▁ ▁The ▁invol vement ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁sc andal ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁after ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ben on ▁Se van , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me , ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁O il ▁Ministry ' s ▁documents . ▁Se van ▁received ▁v ouch ers ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁( 1 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁m ³ ) ▁of ▁oil , ▁worth ▁some ▁$ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁profit . ▁Se van ▁denied ▁the ▁charges . ▁ ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁The ▁sole ▁bank ▁handling ▁funds ▁trans fers ▁for ▁the ▁O il