Haitian corruption probe implicates sitting sports minister in $76K embezzlement

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The report found that two million gourdes (US $15,385) were deposited into Octavius’s personal account, while her brother withdrew 7.66 million gourdes (US $58,923) without justification. In this regard, Minister Octavius must be prosecuted in accordance with Article 5.4 of the March 12, 2014 law,” ULCC investigators wrote. Investigators determined that the university received 32.87 million gourdes (US $252,846) in state funding during that period. Of that, 22.57 million gourdes (US $173,615) were properly accounted for, while 10.29 million gourdes (US $79,154) were either embezzled or remain unaccounted for. He is accused of abusing his office, falsifying documents, and embezzling nearly 6 million gourdes (US $46,154) meant for employee debit cards.