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The Current LACC Lacks The Legitimacy To Fight Corruption — It Must Be Reconstituted!

On February 15, the Executive Director of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) accused the Vice Chairman of the LACC board of violating the Constitution of Liberia, the national code of conduct and the LACC internal code of conduct. The core of the allegation was that the vice chairman committed acts of corruption, and that the […]

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Liberia: U.S. Treasury Department Slaps Senator Varney Sherman with Sanctions for Corruption

MONROVIA – The United States Department of the Treasury has issued sanctions on Grand Cape Mount County Senator, Varney Sherman, for his involvement in series of alleged corrupt practices, including bribing judges to sway cases in his favor. The sanctions were announced on Wednesday as part of the U.S. observance of International Anti-Corruption Day. he

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Applauding New U.S. Ambassador’s Promise To Fight Corruption In Liberia

“What’s happening in Liberia?” This was the question posed to me recently while conversing with a retired American diplomat, who played an important role when the U.S. intervened to restore peace to Liberia and also worked for strong U.S. support during Liberia’s early post-war reconstruction. The retired diplomat observed that the present leaders of Liberia

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