Tunisia To Extradite Former First Lady That Stole $50,000,000 In Gold

Leila Ben Ali

The government of Tunisia has wisely decided to extradite former First Lady, Leila Ben Ali, who fled their nation with $50,000,000 in gold bricks, stolen directly from the Treasury. Ben Ali, brazenly took the valuables and has attempted to set up a luxury lifestyle in Saudi Arabia with some of her nation's pilfered wealth.

Two other First Ladies that should face charges for profligate spending - Grace Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Africa and Michele Bennet, formerly of Haiti. As a general rule for all First Ladies worldwide, if you want to increase your bank accounts while in office, write a book and stop stealing the people's money. That goes for First Men (Heads of State) as well.

The world is mired in such financial chaos, with people genuinely suffering as a result of it, no one should be depriving the populace of their money or state assistance in line with reasonable standards of living. Lavish living by the government on the people's dime needs to stop.

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Tunisia's Former First Lady Stole Millions In Gold

Leila Ben Ali

The former First Lady of Tunisia, Leila Ben Ali, whose family, headed up by President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali, was chucked out of power in a violent uprising, has fled the nation with over 1,5000 pounds of gold bricks worth $50,000,000.

She pulled a Saddam, as Hussein, his family and mistresses, fled power in Iraq, with suitcases of gold bricks. Ali should be extradited. Every brick and bit of currency in her possession should be seized and repatriated to the people of Tunisia's treasury.

This story is disgraceful (and no, not just my grammar). For Ali to so brazenly make off with millions in her nation's wealth, especially during a financial crisis, testifies to the state of her heart and lack of empathy for her people. This is unadulterated greed.