US to Return $2.5 Million to The Gambia After Sale of Ex-President Jammeh's Mansion
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US Returns $2.5m to The Gambia from Sale of Ex-President Jammeh's Mansion
The United States Department of Justice is returning approximately $2.5m in corruption proceeds to the Republic of The Gambia to compensate victims of former President Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, used misappropriated public funds and criminal proceeds to acquire a luxury mansion in Potomac, Maryland, for their personal use. The United States […]
The US administration will transfer $2.5 million, obtained from the sale of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's residence, to Gambia. The money will be deposited into the Compensation Fund at the Central Bank of Gambia and used to compensate victims from the Jammeh era.
U.S. to transfer D186M ex-president Jammeh forfeited funds to Gambia
These funds will compensate eligible victims of the Jammeh regime, as defined under the Gambian Victims Reparations Act of 2023, which was established to benefit the people harmed by former President Jammeh’s acts of corruption and abuse of office. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, with Chargé d’Affaires Robert Anderson signing on behalf of the United States, and Minister of Finance and Economic A…
US Transfers $2.5M To The Gambia's Victims Reparations Fund – The Standard Newspaper
By Olimatou Coker The United States government has transferred approximately US$2.5 million in proceeds from the sale of a property linked to former president Yahya Jammeh to The Gambia’s victims reparations fund. The agreement was signed on Friday at the Ministry of Finance in Banjul by Robert Anderson, chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in […]
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