LRA Commissioner General Calls for United Front Against Illicit Financial Flows

MONROVIA, Liberia, October 6, 2026: The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), James Dorbor Jallah has pledged stronger information-sharing and inter-agency cooperation to combat illicit financial flows, trace suspicious financial transactions and support efforts to recover assets illegally taken from Liberia and the African continent.

Commissioner General Jallah announced the commitment Tuesday at the opening of the LACC–African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption Regional Training on Asset Recovery and Illicit Financial Flows at the Cape Hotel in Monrovia.

The training is being held under the theme, “Implementing CAPAR and Curbing Illicit Financial Flows: Following the Money, Finding the Owner.” CG highlighted stronger information-sharing, intelligence use and capacity building to detect complex financial transactions.

He said the LRA would deepen collaboration with the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), Ministry of Justice and other relevant institutions, where legally authorized and subject to taxpayer confidentiality safeguards.

“At the Liberia Revenue Authority, we see the money when it first shows its face: at the port, at the border, on the tax return,” Jallah said. “We see the invoice that does not match the cargo. We see the company that declares a loss every year and still keeps expanding.”

The LRA Commissioner General emphasized that revenue information and strong inter-agency collaboration are critical to combating illicit financial activities that deprive African countries of resources needed for development and essential public services.

“Africa is not poor. Africa is being drained,” he declared. The LRA Commissioner General challenged participants to strengthen their skills in investigating complex financial transactions, identifying beneficial owners, handling digital evidence and recovering illicit assets, while applying the knowledge gained to enhance investigations, institutional cooperation and asset recovery efforts across Liberia and Africa.

The regional training is expected to strengthen the capacity of participants in financial investigations, asset tracking and recovery, beneficial ownership identification, digital evidence and other areas critical to combating illicit financial flows and financial crimes.

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