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posted by mrpg on Monday November 06 2017, @09:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the oh,-now-they-know dept.

An internal investigation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies response to the recent Ebola epidemic uncovered an estimated $6 million of fraud committed by its workers:

The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6-million (5.2 million euros). In a statement, the Geneva-based International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it was "outraged", and said it would "ensure any staff involved are held to account."

[...] In Sierra Leone, it said it had found evidence of "likely collusion" between former IFRC employees and a bank, leading to a potential loss of $2.1-million. Overbilling and fake invoices by a provider of customs clearance services in Guinea cost the organisation $1.2 million, and two other investigations in the country are under way. The IFRC also said it had previously found that in Liberia, inflated prices for relief items and payroll costs had cost it $2.7 million.

Also at DW
And Ebola aid money fraud: Red Cross statement.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 07 2017, @02:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 07 2017, @02:30AM (#593421)

    This problem seems to go back a long time --
      Mississippi Fred McDowell: Red Cross Store
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ticJAbQNI [youtube.com]

    Well I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.
    Well I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.

    Lord I went to the merchant, asked him for some meal,
    Lord, you go away from here now boy, you got boll weevils in your brain.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.

    No sugar for my coffee, no flour for my bread,
    Red Cross store wen't help me fix my ailing head.
    I was on the floor a bleendin' I almost cought my death,
    No Red Cross store gonna save my life when I'm down to my last breath.
    Well I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.

    Don't talk to me 'bout no war, if you can't tell me what I'm fighting for.
    I would go all the way to hell, before I give my Soul to that Red Cross store.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.

    I told you once, I told you twice, a thousand times before,
    If I could get a job, I wouldn't go to that store no more.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.
    Lord I ain't goin' back to that Red Cross store no more.