Forensic report also flags unidentified DNA on toilet paper found at the scene
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Liberia: Prime Credit Sues Central Bank, Demands Nearly US$1.2M Over Credit Bureau Dispute
Monrovia — Prime Credit Reference Bureau, Inc., a Liberian-owned company headed by Managing Director and CEO Eugene Bedell, has filed a damages action against t…
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Liberia: Rice Trial Exposes Deep Cracks in Liberia’s Disaster Relief System, Regardless of Kemayah Verdict
MONROVIA – Whatever the jury in Criminal Court “C” ultimately decides about Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah’s guilt or innocence, the trial now in its 27th…
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Liberia: Jury Convicts 46-Year-Old Man of Statutory Rape of 12-Year-Old Girl
Monrovia-The conviction of a 46-year-old man for statutory rape involving a 12-year-old girl has brought renewed attention to the responsibility of adults who h…
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Liberia: Chief Justice Temporarily Suspends Lawyer Over Misconduct Complaint
Monrovia-Chief Justice Yarmie Q. Gbeisaye, has temporarily suspended Cllr. Peter King from practicing law before any court in Liberia, following his reported fa…
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Liberia- Former Police Crime Commissioner Johnny Dean Freed on US$15K Property Bond After Bribery, Criminal Conspiracy Charges
Monrovia— Former Liberia National Police Commissioner for Crime Services Johnny Bolar Dean has been released from custody on a US$15,000 property valuation bond…
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Liberia: Cassell Kouh Faces US$50,000 Debt Claim After Alleged Failure to Honor Court Payment Deal
Monrovia-Businessman Cassell Anthony Kuoh is facing a US$50,000 action of debt before the Debt Court for Montserrado County after allegedly failing to honor a p…
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Breaking: Former Police Crime Commissioner Johnny Dean Charged Over Alleged US$10,000 Bribe
Monrovia-Former Liberia National Police Commissioner for Crime Services Johnny Bolar Dean has been forwarded to court and charged with criminal conspiracy, brib…
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Liberia: Why EX-VP Howard-Taylor Abandoned Preliminary Evidence Hearing—and What It Means for Her Drug Case
Monrovia – The criminal case against former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has taken another major turn, with her lawyers abandoning a preliminary examinati…
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Liberia: US$500,000 Defamation Suit Puts Kollie’s Claims, Kpoto’s Alleged Taylor Links and Coleman Questions Under Judicial Scrutiny
MONROVIA — Businesswoman Stephanie Audrey Kpoto’s US$500,000 defamation lawsuit against social-media commentator Martin K. N. Kollie has opened a new legal fron…
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Liberia: Fear At Monrovia City Court As LNP Officer Fires Tear Gas Just Before Ex-VP Taylor’s Expected Appearance
Monrovia-Fear and confusion briefly gripped the courtyard of the Monrovia City Court on Monday after a Liberia National Police officer unexpectedly discharged a…
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Liberia: Taylor Lawyers Withdraw Request for Preliminary Examination in Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Case
Monrovia-Lawyers representing former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor have withdrawn their request for a preliminary examination of evidence in the State’s al…
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Liberia: No Ruling as Jewel Howard Taylor’s Lawyers Wait for Judge
Monrovia — There was still no ruling Thursday on a motion for compassionate leave filed on behalf of former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, as the presiding…
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Liberia: Supreme Court Denies Koffa, Co-Defendants’ Prohibition Petition, Clears Way for Capitol Arson Trial
High Court Upholds Judge Willie’s Authority to Disband Jury; Koffa Team’s Challenge Rejected
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Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Conviction, Orders His Release, After Years In Prison
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Liberia: Supreme Court Recalls US$50,000 Fines Against Martin Kollie, Alex Williams
MONROVIA — The Supreme Court of Liberia has recalled and corrected a portion of its ruling delivered Thursday, August 27, in a damages case involving former LIS…
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Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Ecobank To Pay US$250 Thousand To Former LISGIS Deputy Boss
Martin Kollie, Alex Williams Ordered to Pay Additional US$ 50 Thousand Each, Over Damages to Wilmot Smith
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Liberia: Supreme Court Delivers Harmer Blow Against Former PPAL Program Manager Neeplo For Economic Sabotage, Orders Her To Pay US$10k
Monrovia-The Supreme Court of Liberia has upheld the conviction of Enree Bee Neeplo, former Program Manager of the Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia, PP…
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Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Incarceration of Former FDA MD, Moses Wogbeh, Others In US$6 Million Forestry Fraud Case
MONROVIA-The Supreme Court of Liberia has affirmed the convictions of five former government officials in a long-running forestry fraud case involving an allege…
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Witness Says Former Foreign Minister Halted Distribution After Media Reports, Formed Probe Committee That Found No Evidence Rice Was Sold on Liberian Market.
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Liberia: Townships Accuse MCC of Withholding Millions, Crippling Services and Exposing Residents To Public Health Risks As City Government Remains Tight-lipped
Monrovia — A deepening revenue-sharing dispute between the Monrovia City Corporation and several townships in Montserrado County has erupted into a major local-…
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Liberia: Jewel Howard Taylor Rushed to GIMS Hospital After Medical Emergency in Police Custody
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has been rushed to GIMS Hospital in Sophie, Monrovia, after reportedly experiencing a medical emer…
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Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor remains at the Liberia National Police’s withholding cell as of Thursday, August 20, amid reports that she may not be…
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Liberia: ACCICO’S US$16 Million Surety for Nora Finda Bundoo Faces Prosecution Scrutiny over Documentation, Authority and Financial Capacity
MONROVIA — The effort by former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo to secure her release from detention has entered another critical stage,…