Liberia: Finda Bundoo, Other Former Officials Order Arrested

8 November 2025
The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia)
By Garmah Never Lomo

In a bold move against alleged financial crimes, Liberian authorities have issued arrest and seizure orders targeting former government officials and top business figures in one of the country's most high-profile corruption cases in recent years.

The First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Court "C" for Montserrado County, acting on an indictment from the Assets Recovery & Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) and the Ministry of Justice, has named several prominent defendants.

Among them are former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol, Nora Finda Bundoo; her daughter, Anita Pamela Jallah, CEO of Anita Group of Companies Inc.; Francis T. Blamo, Manager of Gracious Ride; and dozens of other staff linked to Anita Business Center and its subsidiaries. Other high-ranking officials implicated include Thelma E. Ducan Sawyer, Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and G. Edmund Ponpon Jr., Policy Analyst at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The Grand Jury of Montserrado County has charged the defendants with money laundering, theft of property, misuse of public resources, criminal conspiracy, forgery, and criminal facilitation. Court orders authorize Sheriff Major Austine Seinavula and his deputies to arrest the accused and seize assets connected to them.

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Properties listed include residential compounds, office buildings, and multi-storey structures across Montserrado County, covering Christopolis Community, Brewerville City; Rehab Community, Paynesville City; Caldwell Township; Zubah Town; Marshall City; and Johnsonville, Kpelle Town. Authorities have confirmed that Thelma E. Ducan Sawyer, G. Edmund Ponpon Jr., and Saah S. Johnson have already been detained at the Monrovia Central Prison.

The court emphasized that all defendants must appear before it, and official returns of arrests and seizures are to be filed.

Legal analysts say the action represents a decisive escalation in Liberia's fight against corruption, signaling that even senior public officials and corporate executives are not beyond the reach of the law.

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