| Summary of the Case |
The LACC through the Ministry of Justice, on July 29, 2024 indicted ex-officials of Government; Samuel D. Tweah, Nyanti Tuan, Moses P. Cooper, Stanly S. Ford, Jefferson Karmoh, for allegedly stealing LD$1,055,152,540 and US$500,000.00. The jury’s decision comes after reviewing the evidence presented to them and all six (6) defendants , found there was reasonable cause to believe that former Finance Minister; Samuel D. Tweah, former Acting Justice Minister and Solicitor General; Nyanti Tuan, former Director General Financial Intelligence; Stanley Ford, former Financial Intelligence Comptroller; D. Moses P. Cooper, former National Security Advisor to President Weah; Jefferson Karmoh allegedly committed the crimes of Economic Sabotage (Fraud on the Internal Revenue of Liberia; Misuse of Public money, property, or record; Theft and/or illegal disbursement and expenditure of public money), Theft of Property, Money Laundering, Criminal Facilitation and Criminal Conspiracy.
According to the indictment, Samuel D. Tweah, in the discharged of his duties as then Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), knowing fully well that LS1,055,152,540.00 and US$500,000.00 were never requested for by the National Joint Security, willingly conspired with Cllr. Nyenati Tuan, then Acting Minister of Justice, and Acting Chairman of the National Joint Security, causing the illegal transfer of the amount mentioned supra to the operational accounts (USD & LRD) of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA); that which cannot be accounted for.
It is alleged that on September 22, 2023, analysis of the Bank Statement of the FIA’s, United States Dollar operational account (A/C #: 1502021605) held at the CBL shows that the Management of the CBL transferred the total amount of US$500,000.00 to the said account of the FIA as per the instruction from co-defendant Samuel D. Tweah, then Minister of Finance and Development Planning; and that on the same day (September 22, 2023) the said amount (US$500,000.00) was withdrawn by D. Moses P. Cooper, then Acting Financial Controller of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA). The records further alleges that between the period September 8-21, 2023 thereabout, analysis of the Bank Statement of the FIA’s Liberian Dollar operational account (A/C #: 1501008108) held at the CBL shows that the Management of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) transferred the total amount of LS1,055,152,540.00 to the said account of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) as per the instruction from the Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) and that between the periods (September 11, 2023 – October 17, 2023) the total amount of LS1,055,145,040 was withdrawn by Co-defendant D. Moses P. Cooper, then Acting Financial Controller of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), thus leaving a difference of LS7,500.00. |
| Nature of the Case |
Former Finance Minister; Samuel D. Tweah, former Acting Justice Minister/Solicitor General Nyanti Tuan, former Comptroller Financial Intelligence Agency; D. Moses P. Cooper and former National Security Advisor to former President George Weah Jefferson Karmoh, are said to have been involved into allegations of Economic Sabotage: (Fraud on Internal Revenue of Liberia, Misuse of Public money, property, or record; Theft and/or illegal disbursement and expenditure of public money) Theft of Property, Money Laundering, Criminal Facilitation, and Criminal Conspiracy. |
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