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Wonderr FREEMAN
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Manager, Legal Affairs
, FIU Liberia
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Monrovia,
Liberia
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I'm an attorney and accountant with at least 15 years of work experience in law, public policy, public financial management, anti-corruption and financial crime investigation. |
 Contact Wonderr FREEMAN
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Area of Expertise: |
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
August 2014 to PRESENT
Legal Affairs MANAGER / FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF LIBERIA
(August 2014 to Present)
Draft detailed legislations and regulations to ensure substantive and procedural compliance to Liberia’s nascent Anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism legal regime
Advise FIU on all legal and regulatory matters, including but not limited to anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws, procedures, and prosecutions, and other implementation of AML/CFT especially on matters relating to financial crimes intelligence gathering, criminal assets recover, seizures and procedures
Coordinate and facilitate requests for international legal cooperation and, ensure Liberia’s compliance to regional and global standards as regard AML/CFT legal issues.
CURRENT WORK (part-time)
March 2017 to Present
EXPERT/TRAINER, Financial Crimes Investigation,
Management System International (a USAID anti-corruption project support to Liberia)
Provide training in financial crimes investigation and assets forfeiture law and procedure to prosecutors from Ministry of Justice (MOJ), tax auditors, analysts and lawyers from Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), financial crimes investigators from the (Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU)
Jan 2015 to Dec 2016
Legal Consultant, Law Offices of Sayeh and Sayeh –
A law firm specializing in property, civil, commercial litigation labor, and other business services, Monrovia, Liberia
January 2009 to June 2013
Auditor/Team Leader – Assets Verification / LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION COMM.
Verification of asset [declarations] of public officials
Anti-graft investigations and prosecution assistance
Ensuring Adherence to LACC/GOL Policies
Drafting Management Policy
October 2006 to December 2008
Finance Manager / GOVERNANCE COMMISSION (GG)
Budgeting and Expenditure and Internal Control
Financial Statement Preparation and Reporting
Logistics and Supplies Management, Donor Reporting, Facilitation of External Audits
General administration
November 2006 to December 2008
Finance Officer / PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF LIBERIA (PPAL)
Program Budgeting and Expenditure and Internla Control,
Not-for-Profit Financial Statement Preparation and Reporting,
Logistics and Supplies Management, Donor Reporting, Facilitation of External Audits
General Administration
February 2002 to November 2004
Financial Analyst / LIBERIAN BANK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT (LBDI)
Financial Analysis (cost & cost benefit), Expenditure and Profit analysis
Financial Statement and Investment Analysis, Treasury Management
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Education: |
LLM International Trade and Investment Law, 12/2014, International Development Law
Unit, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, Pretoria, South Africa
LLB Law, 12/2012, Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA,
Monrovia, Liberia
MBA Finance, 07/2007, Cuttington University Graduate School, CUTTINGON UNIVERISTY,
Monrovia, Liberia
BBA Accounting/Economics, 12/2001, College of Business and Public Administration,
UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA, Monrovia, Liberia
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Member, Association of Certified Financial Crimes Specialist, ACFCS, USA (2016- present)
Member, Liberia National Bar Association [LNBA] (2013 - Present)
Member also of the LNBA Audit Committee (2015 – Present)
Member, Society for International Economic Law, UK (2013 - Present)
Co-Chairperson/Member, GIABA [ECOWAS] Working Group on [Anti-Money Laundering & -Counter Financing of Terrorism] Risk-Trends and Methods (Typology Group) (2014 – Present)
OTHER VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Blogger/Columnist (Global News Network) column titled: Law and Governance according to WK Freeman) – Current
Talk Show Host (Economic Justice Roundtable) – 2012-2013
Guest Speaker – Commencement Convocation of the (Amos Tabior Institute) 2014
President – Law Student Association (Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of
Liberia, 2010-2011
WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS –
UNODC/WACAP training titled: Law and Procedure of International Legal Cooperation in Criminal Matters, Monrovia, Liberia March 27-29 2017 .
UN Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force training titled: Terrorist Designation and Assets Freezing Workshop, Praia, Cabo Verde, May 9-10, 2016
University of Pretoria, Centre for Human Rights training titled: African Human Rights in Comparative Perspective Course, Pretoria, South Africa, Oct 21-25 2013
US [Government] Regional Inspector General (USAID) training titled: Financial Audits of USAID Programs, USG auditing standards, fraud awareness, and performance audits, Monrovia, Liberia, March 24-26, 2009
RECENT PUBLICATIONS – News articles, websites and blogs
Sorry PATEL, fixing the Liberian economy still has to be done the old fashion way! www.gnnliberia.com April 2017,
Much more than an election hurdle, an analysis of Liberia Code of Conduct Law of 2014, www.gnnliberia.com March 2017 .
The Gambia political crisis, some lessons from international law, www.gnnliberia.com Jan 2017 .
The Speaker Tyler Saga, when the law is simply not enough. www.gnnliberia.com August 2016 .
Analyzing the Economic Impact of Liberia's Dual Currency Policy: A view from the low-level square-table. www.theperspective.org. Feb 26, 2015
RECENT CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND TRAININGS
May 2016 – Praia, Cabo Verde, Workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2253
July 2016 – Saly Portudal, Senegal, Typologies workshop on money laundering relating to the counterfeiting of pharmaceutical products,
July 2016 – Saly Portudal, Senegal, Typologies workshop on Terrorist Financing in West and Central Africa
November 2016 – Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, 3rd Annual General Meeting of Assets Recovery Inter-Agency Network for West Africa (ARIN-WA)
GIABA Technical Commission/Plenary meetings – Member, GIABA Working group on Risks Trends and Methods (GIABA-RTMG) and Legal Counsel, Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia, attended the 23rd,Plenary (in Yamasoukro Cote d’Ivoire), 24th Plenary (in Saly Portudal Senegal), 25th Plenary (in Praia Cabo Verde) and the 26th Plenary in (in Saly Portudal, Senegal)
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, French (Basic) |
Nationality:
Liberia
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