Monrovia – April 15, 2025: A damaging report from the FIA has implicated senior officials of MCSS in an alleged insurance scandal involving LRD 9 million and the commercialization of government-funded teacher scholarships. In a letter dated April 8, 2025, the FIA requested that the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) initiate a thorough investigation into what it called troubling discoveries.

The investigation highlights Sonita Dangan, an MCSS employee, as a key figure in the scandal, alongside MCSS Superintendent James A. S. Momoh and Kabineh Keita from Sky Insurance. Nasser indicated that the plan comprised of inflated insurance premiums and illegal financial kickbacks. Teacher scholarships intended to benefit Liberian teachers were reportedly sold to unrelated individuals.

The FIA uncovered a number of dubious financial transactions linked to Dangan’s account at Sapelle International Bank (SIB). After being inactive for two years, the account was reopened on September 18, 2024. Soon after, deposits amounting to LRD 8,109,000 were made through cheques listed as coming from Kabineh Keita, presumed to be associated with Sky Insurance.

“These cheques raise significant concerns,” the FIA report comments, noting a lack of evidence supporting any legitimate business affiliation between Keita and Dangan. “We suspect these were kickbacks associated with an inflated insurance scheme,” Nasser stated in his communication to LACC Chairperson Cllr. Alexandra Zoe.

Following those deposits, Dangan made a series of significant cash withdrawals exceeding LRD 5 million between November 5 and December 6, 2024. The suspicious activity persisted through March 2025, ending with a remaining balance of just LRD 181,035.51.

In an even more alarming finding, the FIA report outlines how scholarships meant for MCSS teachers to study in India were instead sold to unqualified individuals, with each scholarship recipient allegedly charged US$920 for travel tickets that had already been covered by the Government of Liberia.

Superintendent Momoh is accused of orchestrating both the fraudulent insurance dealings and the monetization of scholarships. The FIA asserts that he was a direct and indirect beneficiary of the illicit funds.

The intelligence report further suggests that Dangan might have utilized another bank account to receive her salary while her SIB account was inactive, a strategy the FIA believes was designed to mask unauthorized financial movements.

“No valid explanation was given for the prolonged inactivity of the account. The reactivation’s timing and the sudden influx of millions in cheques raise significant concerns,” the report remarks.

The FIA also revealed that some individuals currently studying in India under the scholarship scheme had never been employed by MCSS, contradicting what the institution’s leaders claimed when the program was introduced.

At this time, there are no reports of Dangan, Momoh, or Keita being arrested or formally charged. Nevertheless, the FIA has urged the LACC to take prompt action, warning of the potential for evidence tampering and further misuse of public assets.

The total amount that passed through Dangan’s account, exceeding LRD 9.7 million, has heightened public alarm regarding rampant corruption in the education sector.