NLB Chief exposes decade of alleged fraud

Pledges to ensure full accountability for massive fraud carried out over years at expense of the public Says formal complaints will be made within this week

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NATIONAL Lotteries Board (NLB) Chairman Siril Anthony Perera yesterday made explosive revelations of what he described as a decade of systematic misuse of public funds under successive administrations, ahead of the institution’s scheduled appearance before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

He vowed that all responsible individuals, including former Board Members, MPs, and individuals, would be held accountable before the law.

According to Perera, the NLB’s legal division will now proceed with formal complaints to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and pursue legal action for misuse of public funds, misappropriation of State property, and other criminal violations within this week.

He pledged that the NLB would ensure full accountability for what he called “massive fraud carried out over years at the expense of the public.”