LACC Denies Clearing McGill of Corruption, Says Payroll Padding Was Established
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission clarifies that reports claiming Nathaniel F. McGill was cleared of all corruption allegations are false. According to LACC, investigations confirmed payroll padding within the Ministry of State, but no documentary evidence shows that McGill directly signed or authorized the payroll changes.
Daniel Theophilus Cole 
Monrovia, Liberia: The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has pushed back against public claims that former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel F. McGill was cleared of all corruption allegations, describing such reports as false and misleading.
Speaking on the matter, LACC Executive Chairperson Alexandra K. Zoe said the public narrative suggesting that McGill was completely exonerated in all acts of corruption does not reflect the Commission’s actual findings.
“The news in the public that LACC has cleared McGill from all acts of corruption is blatant lies,” Zoe declared.
According to her, the Commission’s investigation did establish that payroll padding took place. However, she said the documentary evidence gathered by investigators did not directly show that McGill signed or personally authorized the payroll padding in question.
“We established that there was payroll paddling,” Zoe said.
“We have documentary evidence that does not establish that Nathaniel McGill signed involving payroll paddling,” she added.
Her comments appear to draw a distinction between the existence of wrongdoing and the level of evidence needed to directly link McGill to the act for prosecution purposes.
Zoe further stated that the case could still be revisited if new material facts emerge.
“If there is new evidence, we will open the investigation,” she said.
The clarification comes amid growing public debate over the Commission’s handling of corruption-related cases and the interpretation of its clearance decisions.
Officials Cleared by the LACC
The Commission has over time cleared a number of current and former government officials and other public figures in various cases. Those named include:
- Hasson A. Kobeissi, Chief Executive Officer of BMC Group Construction Company — Liberia Telecommunications Corporation case
- AJ Armah Karneh — Liberia Refugee Repatriation Rehabilitation Commission
- Richard Hoff, Deputy Director for Operations — Liberia Refugee Repatriation Rehabilitation Commission
- Dr. Porkpa G. Zayzay, former Medical Director — Bong Mines Company case
- Hon. Chea B. Gurley, Deputy Director General for Administration — LACRA
- Hon. Sekou M. Kromah, Postmaster General
- Mr. Patrick Paye-Tee, Director of Procurement — Ministry of Post and Telecommunications case
- Ansu V.S. Dulleh, Executive Director — National Disaster Management Agency
- Ms. Vivian G. Walker, Procurement Director — National Disaster Management Agency
- Nathaniel F. McGill — Ministry of State payroll padding case
- Abraham B. Kamara, Payroll Analyst, MFDP — Lofa University case
- Joseph S. Sheriff, Finance Manager — Liberia Football Association
- James M. Flomoyan, former Chairman — LINCA
- Vahkpannah B.K. Wymon, Vice Chairman — LINCA
- Delino Brayant, General Manager — Liberia Renaissance Group
- Mustapha I. Rajii — Liberia Football Association
- Dornu Horace — Margibi County Health Team case, Ministry of Health
- Johnson Williams — Margibi County Health Team case, Ministry of Health
- Daniel Y. Kollah — United Bank of Africa
- Bill McGill Jones — Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
- Ballah V. Yargbo — Ministry of Justice
- Joseph C. Vah — Ministry of Justice
- Dr. Morlu Karsor
- Beyan M.M. Kamara
- Sensee J. Morris — Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation
- Octavious J. Sampason — NWASH Commission
- Emma Metieh Glassco — National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority
- Christopher D. Sankolo — Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority
