Published: June 10, 2026
MONROVIA — Nora Finda Bundoo, a former chief of protocol to ex-President George Weah and a principal defendant in one of Liberia’s largest money laundering and asset recovery cases, reportedly returned to the country this week and cleared immigration at Roberts International Airport without being arrested, despite a warrant issued for her detention.
Bundoo arrived aboard an Air Peace flight and passed through immigration uncontested, according to information gathered Tuesday, even though court records list her among the principal defendants in a criminal indictment brought by the Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force and the Ministry of Justice. The reported entry has revived questions about whether Liberia can enforce its own court orders and screen wanted defendants at its borders, particularly in high-profile prosecutions.
Court filings show, however, that Bundoo has secured a property valuation bond of US$435,560 to guarantee her appearance before Criminal Court ‘C’ for Montserrado County, presided over by Judge Ousman F. Feika. The bond, a copy of which The Liberian Investigator obtained, lists several sureties who pledged real estate in and around Monrovia as security for her release and continued appearance.
Under its terms, Bundoo undertook to appear before the court whenever required, submit to its jurisdiction, remain in Liberia unless granted court authorization to travel, stay available until the case is fully adjudicated, and surrender to custody if convicted. The pledged properties would be subject to forfeiture if she breaches any of those conditions.
Court records show Bundoo faces six charges: money laundering, theft of property, misuse of public money, property and records, criminal conspiracy, forgery and criminal facilitation. The charges arose from a wide-ranging task force investigation into the alleged illicit acquisition of assets and suspicious financial transactions involving former public officials and their business associates. Prosecutors allege that several properties and businesses were acquired with proceeds of corruption and public funds.
In November 2025, Criminal Court ‘C’ issued arrest and search warrants against Bundoo and several co-defendants following a grand jury indictment in Montserrado County. The indictment named Bundoo, her daughter, Anita Pamela Jallah, and numerous associates in what authorities described as a large-scale money-laundering and asset-recovery investigation. The court ordered law enforcement to arrest the accused and seize properties believed to be connected to the alleged crimes. Several defendants were detained, while others remained at large.
Bundoo’s reported arrival without arrest is likely to sharpen public scrutiny of the immigration and law enforcement agencies and could prompt calls for an inquiry into how a defendant in a major anti-corruption case entered the country without immediate action by security personnel.
The case remains pending before Criminal Court ‘C’, where prosecutors continue what they describe as one of Liberia’s most closely watched corruption and asset recovery prosecutions.
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