Alleged to have used black magic, he got the Dubai Islamic Bank to give him over $200 million dollars, and to date, the once fabulously wealthy man has never spent a day in jail for the bank heist.
The bank manager at the time, Mohammed Ayoub, agreed to give him the loan and Sissoko invited him home for dinner.
Court and bank records would later show that between 1995 and 1998, money from the Dubai Islamic Bank was transferred to the following U.S. institutions:
*Citibank in New York received $37.2 million, which was deposited into an account bearing Sissoko’s name
*Barnett Bank in Miami received $26.5 million, which was deposited into an account under the name Abdou Karim Pouye, who has been described by Sissoko’s attorneys as his chief financial officer overseeing daily operations of Sissoko’s businesses
*City National Bank in Miami received $10.7 million for an account in Pouye’s name
*NationsBank in Miami received $2.4 million for an account in Pouye’s name
*First Union Bank in Miami received $1.4 million for an account in Pouye’s name
*Commercebank National Association in Miami received $400,000 for an account in Pouye’s name, among others.
With these monies, Sissoko was able to open his dream airline for West Africa – Air Dabia, named after his village in Mali.
When Sissoko’s case eventually came to court, he pleaded guilty and received 43 days in prison and a $250,000 fine, which was paid for by the Dubai Islamic Bank, though without its knowledge.
