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Unqualified CIP staff at Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Unit face scrutiny as fraud allegations deepen
Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) is at the center of a growing scandal. Recent revelations raise serious questions about whether unqualified individuals are approving and processing thousands of citizenship applications, including fraudulent ones. Is this negligence, corruption, or simply a failure to meet basic professional standards?
In our previous investigation, CIP Fraud in Saint Lucia: Prime Minister’s Daughter Implicated in Passport Scandal, we exposed a troubling detail: the CIU’s Risk Profiler, a key position responsible for screening applicants, appears to lack the necessary education, training, and experience. This revelation has yet to be addressed by the government, which has instead made efforts to censor any news regarding the CIU and its staff.
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of 04Lack of Transparency on CIU Staff Qualifications
Even more troubling is the lack of transparency regarding the qualifications of the other approximately ten staff members responsible for processing and approving Citizenship by Investment (CBI) applications. Given that the Risk Profiler is underqualified, how many more individuals in the CIU are similarly ill-equipped for their roles? With Saint Lucia’s economic citizenship program facing fraud allegations, the public, as well as correspondent banks in the United States, deserve clarity on whether these staff members meet the industry’s professional standards.
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of 04A Deepening Crisis: CIP and Fraud Allegations
The ongoing RICO case alleges that the CIU processed thousands of applications involving illegal sales of passports at deeply discounted prices. Many of these applications were allegedly approved without proper oversight or vetting. Most shockingly, reports indicate that the CIU has never disapproved a single application submitted by Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Limited—an entity now embroiled in the scandal.
This raises a critical question: Is the CIU compromised by unqualified staff who are unable, or unwilling, to ensure due diligence?
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of 04Calls for Transparency in the CIU
It’s time for Saint Lucia’s government to address the growing concerns about the qualifications of the CIU staff. At the very least, the names, qualifications, work experience, contracts, salaries, and benefits of each employee and supervisory personnel should be made public. These are publicly funded government positions, and the people of Saint Lucia deserve to know whether their money is being spent on competent, qualified professionals. Transparency must become the rule, not the exception, particularly given the severe allegations of fraud, money laundering, and corruption in the pending RICO case.
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of 04Saint Lucia’s Reputation at Stake
Saint Lucia’s reputation, both locally and internationally, hangs in the balance. The CIU’s handling of thousands of passports is now under scrutiny, and the apparent lack of qualified personnel threatens to exacerbate the crisis. With allegations of large-scale fraud and illegal activity surfacing, the government must take immediate action to restore public trust.
The public must demand accountability and transparency. The time for answers is now, before Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Program is irreparably damaged.
