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FBI investigates former US general over Qatar lobbying role

Former US Marine General and Brookings Institution President John R Allen waits to speak at a forum during the 2018 IMF/World Bank spring meetings April 20, 2018, in Washington, DC [File: Brendan Smialowski/AFP]

The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say withheld “incriminating” documents and lied about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of Qatar.

New federal court filings obtained Tuesday outlined a potential criminal case against former Marine General John R Allen, who led United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan before being tapped in 2017 to lead the influential Brookings Institution think-tank.

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