Bangladesh, April 24 -- The US Department of Justice has launched a high-profile civil forfeiture case targeting a luxury mansion in Beverly Hills, alleging that the property was purchased and renovated using illicit funds tied to a fraud scheme involving US military contracts. The complaint centers on Mansour Barzani, a senior Kurdish military figure and brother of Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Filed on April 22, the civil complaint seeks to seize what prosecutors describe as a multimillion-dollar estate located on the exclusive Foothill Road, a quiet and affluent residential area known for its privacy and luxury. The property, reportedly marketed under the name “Foothill Mano...