USAID’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation into allegations that senior government officials and their affiliates in an African country stole and attempted to launder approximately $30 billion in USAID funds awarded to their government. OIG conducted the investigation in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The joint investigation did not find evidence to support the allegations and determined the claims originated as part of a scheme intended to defraud a U.S. businessman. Moreover, the allegations did not discover any loss of USAID funds.
The Department of Justice declined to pursue Federal criminal charges related to this matter. For more on OIG’s investigative results, please visit https://oig.usaid.gov/our-work/investigations.
OIG reminds personnel and implementers to continue to report allegations of misconduct to OIG’s Hotline, consistent with their award requirements or other legal obligations.