Saturday 06/11/99

  REPORT OF FRAUD AT PRISONS,
  IMMIGRATIONS & LOCAL COUNCILS

  The House committee on Finance and Public accounts
  report on the Auditor General's report of December 1998
  currently before the National assembly has uncovered major
  discrepancies and irregularities in the departments of
  Prisons, Immigration and Local counsils as hundreds of
  thousands of dalasis went missing.

  Goods paid but not delivered to the tune of D80,000 as well
  as items donated by charitable organisations are
  unaccounted for.

  An amount of D4,237.49 collected from prisoners and a cash
  seizure of D2,050 was missing from the Mile two prisons
  safe.

  IMMIGRATION: In January 1996, it was found that receipt
  books valued at D10,200 could not be accounted for at the
  passport section.

  KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: The report revealed that
  D173,394 collected between April and September 1996
  cannot be accounted for but the police arrested three people
  in connection with the fraud. In March 1995, D33,200 was
  paid for stationery without any evidence of delivery.

  BANJUL CITY COUNCIL: The report uncovered that
  contracts amounting to D238,825 were awarded without
  competitive bidding.

  MASANKOKO: The report disclosed that D289,314.36 of fuel
  has been spent for vehicles most of which were not owned
  by the council.

  KUNTAUR: Twenty-four unused market ticket books
  amounting to D5,465 could not be accounted for.

  KEREWAN: The sum, D193,922.83 was spent on fuel while
  payments amounting to D108,790.04 were not supported by
  required documents.

  BRIKAMA: The report uncovered that D269,260 being council
  revenue could not be traced. the committee was told that
  some of the tickets were merely not checked by the auditors
  but not missing. This report states that it was claimed that
  out of D269,260, only D9,500 was not accounted for and that
  an assistant treasurer has been ordered to pay the money.

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