IPNews-Monrovia: The first Judicial Circuit Court , Criminal Assizes “C” Temple of Justice , Monrovia, sitting in its November term, has issued a writ of ‘Arrest’, for four former employees of the National Lottery for ‘theft of property, Economic Sabotage, Criminal conspiracy , Money laundering, misused of public money, property or record’.

The writ of arrest under the order of Judge Nancy F. Sammy, states that defendants Martin Kollie, Agnes Eflong, Eric Vaye, Cecelia W. Sieh, Writ of arrest is based on an indictment brought against them by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County, which was duly selected, empanelled, and sworn to inquire in and for the people of Montserrado County.

The writ of arrest also mandated that Sheriff to bring forth with the defendants before the Honorable presiding Judge to answer to the charge of ‘theft of property, Economic Sabotage, Criminal conspiracy , Money laundering, misused of public money, property or record’.

The indictment brought down by the Grand Jury in concert with the Grand Jurors, for Montserrado County, states that upon their oath do hereby find more probably than not, that the defendants, did conspire, and did commit the Crime of Theft of property in flagrant violation of  4LCLR, Title 26,section 15.51 (a); and 4LCLR, Title 26, section 2.2 (a) and (b); and 4LCLR, Title 26, section 15.6 (a),(b); (e) ,(g) of the statutory law of the Republic of Liberia.

The court indictment states that: between the periods of July A.D. 2015 up to and including the 30^th day of the month of June A.D. 2019, in the city of Monrovia, Montserrado county, Republic of Liberia, the General Auditing commission of Liberia (GAC), conducted four (4) comprehensive audits of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), consistent with section 2.1.3. of the General Auditing Commission Act of A.D. 2014.

The entire 41 counts indictment detail the misused of public money and theft of property committed by the pairs.

Court five of the indictment stated that the defendants fraudulently issued Palm Springs Resort/ Casino license to operate business within bailiwick of Liberia, and that analysis of bank statement /records, and NLA official receipts showed no evidence that the said entity made the required payment of USD 60,300.00, for license obtained under the period of the said audit. Watch out for full detail