Liberia's Anti-Graft Agency Ends September With 183 Cases Still Open

Liberia's Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) ended September 2026 with **183 matters still under investigation**, according to its July–September quarterly records published on 4 November. The number rose from 171 outstanding matters at the beginning of July, despite seven investigations being completed in September.

The commission's separate monitoring and investigations tracker sets out the month-by-month calculation: 171 cases carried forward from June, 13 registered in July, three in August and three in September. None were completed in July or August; seven were completed in September, leaving 183 matters outstanding. These figures are the agency's investigative workload, **not findings that the people or organisations named in pending matters committed crimes**.

The LACC's consolidated quarterly report separately records two prosecutorial true bills in September, an indictment and a re-indictment. An investigation marked complete does not mean a criminal conviction or a recovered loss, and the prosecution figure should not be conflated with the seven investigative completions.

The report identifies the caseload as a constraint and says investigators depend on documentary evidence held by other institutions. It recommends case prioritisation, timely information sharing and increased investigative capacity. The commission also reports court delays involving pending motions, procedural stays, non-appearances and limited specialist prosecution resources.

The problem predates the latest reporting period. In March, Liberian outlet KMTV reported that LACC chair Alexandra Zoe had described a nationwide investigative staff of 15 and restricted access to bank records while discussing the commission's 2025 work. That is a **March-reported** staffing number, not a verified September or November headcount.

The commission also says it processed 248 asset declarations in July–September and counted 237 officials as non-compliant in its September snapshot. Monthly non-compliance figures must not be added as if they represent different individuals. The LACC also reported 47 deployed community accountability volunteers generating 17 leads in August and September; these leads remain allegations under assessment, not established violations.

The public-interest question now is whether the October–December 2026 reporting shows a reduction in unresolved matters, additional investigative completions, better access to records and progress in court. The September report documents the pending caseload but does not establish wrongdoing in any particular open case.

The underlying figures appear in the LACC's official **Third Quarter Report 2026** and its separately published **Monitoring and Investigation Department Quarterly Case Tracker**, both released on its website on 4 November. The March capacity statement was reported by local outlet KMTV.