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King Abdullah II of Jordan secretly spent more than $106 million on lavish homes in the U.S. and Britain, #PandoraPapers reveal washingtonpost.com/world/interact…
Between 2014 and 2017, companies associated with the king spent nearly $70 million on three adjacent homes overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, according to files and other documents. wapo.st/3A6jUyq
The purchases in the U.S. were part of an international buying spree.

Overall, the king has spent more than $106 million on properties that are held by shell companies registered to him alone rather than to the royal family or the Kingdom of Jordan. wapo.st/3A6jUyq
DLA Piper, a law office in London representing Abdullah, acknowledged his ownership of foreign properties for personal use and vigorously defended his actions in a letter responding to a request for comment from the ICIJ, The Post and other partners. wapo.st/3A6jUyq "Any implication that there is something improper about
He made the majority of these acquisitions over a 10-year stretch that has been marked by mounting economic hardship in Jordan, rising public frustration with suspected corruption surrounding the king, and growing political instability. wapo.st/3A6jUyq "This comes at a very bad and awkward time for the king

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