Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousman F. Feika has denied former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor’s motion seeking admission to bail in the ongoing US$317 million alleged cocaine case. Judge Feika handed down the ruling Thursday, September 24, 2026, following arguments from Taylor’s legal team and prosecutors over whether constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws barred…
Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has suffered another legal setback after Criminal Court “C” ruled that her third criminal appearance bond remains insufficient, leaving her US$1.342 million short of the court’s US$8 million requirement. Presiding Judge Ousman F. Feika has given American Underwriters Group (AUG) 30 days to augment the shortfall,…
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has asked the Monrovia City Court to postpone her preliminary examination by one day, citing her current health condition and a scheduled consultation with a physician familiar with her medical history. In a communication filed Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Taylor’s legal team requested that Stipendiary Magistrate Cllr. L. Ben Barco…
The preliminary examination of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in the controversial US$317 million cocaine trafficking case has been postponed to September 2, 2026, after prosecutors asked the Monrovia City Court for additional time to appear. The hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, August 28, before Stipendiary Magistrate Cllr. L. Ben Barco, will now be…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has cleared the way for the resumption of proceedings in the controversial Capitol Building arson case, rejecting a legal challenge filed by former Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa and his co-defendants seeking to halt further proceedings in the trial. In a judgment delivered on Friday, August…
Liberia’s former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been formally charged and sent to the Monrovia Central Prison in connection with an alleged transnational cocaine trafficking network, with investigators accusing her of receiving a total of US$135,000 from individuals allegedly linked to the cartel. The Joint Special Investigation Team alleges that Madam Howard-Taylor received US$45,000 during…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) Managing Director Mohammed M. Sheriff are facing contempt proceedings before the Debt Court of Montserrado County over an alleged failure to satisfy a US$415,327.08 judgment debt owed to ELTEL Network Liberia The case arises from a commercial dispute between LEC and ELTEL…
Former Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has suffered a major legal setback after a Justice in Chambers of the Supreme Court refused to stop proceedings in her criminal case, a decision that could expose her to possible rearrest. On Tuesday, Associate Justice Yussif D. Kaba declined to grant Bundoo’s request for a writ of…
Liberia’s former Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has been remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison after Criminal Court “C” ordered her arrest and set her criminal appearance bond at US$8 million. Bundoo turned herself over to prison authorities following a ruling by Assigned Circuit Judge Ousman F. Feika, who rejected a second property valuation…
Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco has ruled that prosecutors established probable cause against Paul Jamaal King and several co-defendants in the alleged US$19.2 million cocaine trafficking case, ordering that the matter be forwarded to Criminal Court “C” for trial after an indictment is drawn by Criminal Court “A”. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday,…
