Liberia: Leaked Anti-Corruption Report Says Central Bank Failed to Provide Oversight in U.S.$25 Million Mop-Up

Monrovia — A leaked, unreleased report by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission(LACC) reportedly completed nearly a year ago, has concluded that authorities of the Central Bank of Liberia, including former Executive Governor Nathaniel R. Patray and Deputy Governor for Operations, Charles E. Sirleaf did not provide proper oversight and supervision for the Mop-up process to ensure that Massah Sonie, a former Assistant Director in the Banking Department and her teams were in compliance with internal regulatory measures, such as ensuring transactions with legitimate business entities and licensed FX bureaus, thus creating the platform for potential money laundering activities.

The report relieves the Ministry of Finance from any responsibilities relating to the US$25 million Mop Up exercise while laying the blame squarely on the head of the CBL.

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