Mamadie Touré | |
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Nationality | Guinean |
Spouse | Lansana Conté |
Mamadie Touré is the widow and youngest of former Guinean president Lansana Conté's four wives. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Her name appears in numerous investigations into the activities of Pentler Holdings, which is said to have transferred through a network of shell companies at least one payment of $2.4 million US—with more pledged—to her offshore company, Matinda, in return for her help obtaining a concession in Simandou mine from her husband shortly before his death. [6]
Beny Steinmetz, an Israeli diamond mining magnate, was convicted of corruption for the bribe. [7]