Amidst massive public criticisms on why the George Weah Government refused to audit previous government, the Ministry of Justice yesterday released what it considered “a partial official List of individuals and institutions investigated and Audited by the LACC and the GAC who were found liable” and are hereby mandated by the office of the State Prosecutor to unconditionally restitute stated funds to the Government of Liberia to avert possible prosecution.
In an interview with Sayma Syrenius Cephus, Pursuant to the Letter Patent granted Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson as State Prosecutor of the Republic of Liberia to practice and prosecute cases on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia, he has, with the consent and approval of the office of the Minister of Justice & Attorney-General of the Republic of Liberia, constituted a team of professional Criminal Investigators and Prosecuting Attorneys called the “ASSETS RECOVERY TEAM” (ART) headed by Cllr. Johnson.
The team has begun a holistic review of all of the final investigative and audit reports and has declared the within named individuals and institutions as “Persons or institutions of Interest,” and are therefore inviting them as of the publication of this notice to provide further clarifications regarding the unaccountability of monies contained in the audit and investigative reports.
Further, the office of the State Prosecutor hereby mandates the ASSETS RECOVERY TEAM (ART) as part of the new dispensation, to pursue the course of restitution as a way of recovering unconditionally all of the monies unaccounted for, and possible criminal prosecution will be pursued only in the event where a negotiated settlement is not made. In that event, the senior state prosecutor said the drawing up of an indictment and the petitioning of Court to Freeze or Seize asserts would become inevitably imperative as the last resort.
Cllr. Cephus said finally “the State Prosecutor’s office reserves all rights under the law to order or cause to order the immediate and unconditional arrest and detention of any would-be “person of interest” without any further notice, if and only if it becomes clear that the would-be “Person(s) of Interest” has/have engaged or is/are attempting to engage in any conduct incompatible with the behavior of a law abiding and responsible citizen or is, as the office may consider, trying to undermine or impede the work of the Assets Recovery Team (ART)”
See BELOW Justice Ministry’s partial official list of individuals and institutions investigated and audited by the LACC and GAC who were allegedly found liable:
- LISTING OF GAC REPORTS RECEIVED FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2017
| No. | Name of Ministry/Agency | Audit Report | Date | Amount
LRD USD |
Patrick Sendolo,
Jenkins O. Atuanya, Sam Russ Zack Sharp, Stephen Dorbor, Henry K. Sambola, Goergy Miller, Williams Hines, Samuel Semerville, Boiyan K. Kpakolo, Sylvester N. Sieh |
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| 1. | Lands, Mines & Energy | Financial Statements
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July 1, 2012 |
628,139.99 314,004.66
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| June 30, 2013 | 53,925.93 | |||||
| June 30, 2014 | 62,068.70 | |||||
| June 30, 2015 | 136,739.90 | |||||
| June 30, 2016
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78,595.00
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| Norwegian Fund (Grant) | 6,00.00 | Patrick Sendolo | ||||
| *1,279,492.18 | ||||||
| 2. | LEITI | Assessments and collections of revenue by LRA and Supervising Ministries and Agencies | June 30, 2015/2016 | 65,937.40 | ||
| 3. | National Housing Authority | (a) Financial Records
(b) Financial and Administrative Operations (c) Financial Statements |
June 30, 2013 | 11,977,704.00
149,000.00
|
27,322.57
288,355.45 8,674 2,287.87 2,567 110,517.30
|
Samuel Thompson,
Amos Sackie, Gyude Allison Stanley Kparkillen, Vicent Goi, Herman Jones |
| June 30, 2014 | 52,752.00
494,088.00 *12,673,544 |
12,227.50
3,602.30 7,510.00
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Samuel Thompson,
Stanley Kparkillen, Alexander S. Kromah Gyude Allison Herman Jones Felix Mcintosh, Molly Kamara
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| June 30, 2015
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33,316.17
13,054.25
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| June 30, 2016
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29,022.00
*764,955.54 |
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| 4. | Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism | Compliance Audit | July 1, 2012-
June 30, 2013 |
2,465,051.47 | 924,427.89
1,010,019.10 |
Lewis Brown,
Norris Tweh, Isaac Jackson, Patrick T. Worsie, James A. Massaquoi |
| July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014 |
2,443,110.00 *4,908,161.47 |
1,071,763.00 404,728.00 *3,410,937.99
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| 5. | LPRC | (a) Financial Statements
(b) Compliance audit of the sharing agreement on the storage fees charged on petroleum products
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1. December 31, 2010 | 41,236,109.20 | Sumo G. Kupee,
Jackson F. Doe, Edwin W. Sarvice, Elizabeth M. Tubman-White, Philip S. Sassie |
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| 2. December 31, 2010 | 57,991,302.21 | |||||
| 3. December 31, 2010 | 23,595,663.04 | |||||
| 4. December 31, 2011 | 57,358,391.66 | |||||
| 5. December 31, 2011 | 14,472,652.53
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| 6. December 31, 2012 | 41,236,109.20 | |||||
| 7. December 31, 2013 | 16,767,781.09 | |||||
| 8. December 31, 2014 | 2,333,847.58 | |||||
| 9. January 1, 2016 and
June 30, 2017 |
2,988,337.01
*257,980,193.52 |
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| 6. | NASSCORP | Financial Statements | June 30, 2014-June 30, 2016 | |||
| 7. | Roberts International Airport | Financial Statements | December 31, 2016 | 13,044,084
13,690,886
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| June 30, 2017 | 76,911.42
* 26,811,881.42 |
Wil Bolko Freeman,
Gyude W. Moore, Samuel Wlue Angela Cassell-Bush, Gibson K. Sackor |
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| 8. | Ministry of Health | Financial Statements | June 30, 2014 | 422,894.00
8,810,716.00
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Dr. Walter T.
Gwenigale, Matthew T. K. Flomo, John M. Langa, Toagoe T. Karzon |
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| June 30, 2015 | 2,695,441.00
213,180.00 13,826,541.00 8,318,976.00 630,678.00
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Dr. Bernice Dahn, Matthew T. K. Flomo, John M. Langa, Toagoe T. Karzon |
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| June 30, 2017 | 22,400.00
9,650.00 5,620,851.00 *10,054,748.1
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Dr. Bernice Dahn,
Edward Tolbert John M. Langa, Toagoe T. Karzon |
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| 9. | Liberia Maritime Authority | Financial Statements | June 30, 2016
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428,946.52
372,699.00 33,984.00 64,800.00 *900,429.52
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James S. Debbah,
Binyah Kessely, Benedict Sannoh, Angela Cassell- Bush |
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| 10. | Ministry of Finance Development Planning | European Union | 13million | Amara Konneh
Boima Kamara Dr. James Kollie, |
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| 11. | Milton & Richards | Executive Mansion Renovation Project Report | 9million | Pearine Parkinson | ||
| 12. | Cape Resources | Lori Shannon | ||||
- LISTING OF LACC REPORTS RECEIVED
| No. | Name of Ministry/Agency | Audit Report | Date | Amount
USD LRD |
Person (s)of Interest | |
| 1. | Ministry of Gender | Final Investigative Report on Allegations of Corruption Involving Payroll Audit | August 2018 | 32,499.78 | 855,563.56 | Barcolleh Poronpyea |
| 2. | LIFZA | Final Investigative Report into Allegation of Corruption | June 14, 2014 | 3,975.00 | 675,520.00 | Budu Wilson,Moses Lankah, Clarence Wilson, |
| 3. | Hon. Allen M. Gbowee, Superintendent/Gborpolu County | Final Report into Allegations of Corruption | December 2017 | |||
| 4. | Ministry of Public works | Final Investigative Report into Allegations of Fraud and Abuse of Duty Free Privilege | October 8, 2018 | 52,685.27 | Ciapha Cephas | |
| 5. | Ministry of Defense | Final Report into Allegation of Corruption of AFL Pension Benefits Funds | July 2009-November 2017 | 406,602.00 | Brownie J. Samukai,
J. Nyumah Dorkor, Joseph F. Johnson |
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| 6. | Manna World holding Trust | Final Report of Fraud and Money Laundering | February 3, 2019 | 32,863,654.62
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James L. Kargbo | |
| 7. | LiPA | Final Report into Allegation of Corruption | September 3, 2018 | 175,975.00 | Oblayon B. Nyemah, Luna M. Harmon, Beford Quie | |
*Total amount for each Ministry/Agency for period reported.
TO BE CONTINUED