Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has surrendered and been remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison (commonly referred to as South Beach) following an order from Criminal Court “C”.
The incarceration is part of a high-profile, multimillion-dollar corruption and asset recovery case.
Bundoo surrendered to prison authorities after Judge Ousman F. Feika of Criminal Court “C” issued an order for her immediate arrest.
The court rejected property bonds filed on her behalf, deeming them grossly insufficient. The judge set her bail at US$8 million. The court discovered that a property used as surety had already been pledged in 20 other court cases, rendering it invalid.
Bundoo faces an indictment from the Montserrado County Grand Jury on charges of money laundering, theft of property, misuse of public money, criminal conspiracy, and criminal facilitation. She is accused, along with others, of funneling and misappropriating millions of public funds through front companies like Gracious Ride and the Anita Group.
She will remain incarcerated at the Monrovia Central Prison until she can provide a valid criminal appearance bond that the court fully approves.
Bundoo’s daughter, who was indicted alongside her, is also named in the US$6 million and L$800 million financial crimes investigation.
The Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) has indicted more than 40 individuals tied to the previous administration. As the anti-corruption drive continues, several other prominent former officials have been sent to the Monrovia Central Prison. For example, former Deputy Foreign Minister Thelma Duncan Sawyer was previously apprehended and jailed in connection to the misappropriation of millions in foreign relief funds.
