Already flagged in a previous investigation for the alleged embezzlement of approximately 7.66 million gourdes related to the 2024 commemoration activities of the Battle of Vertières, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC), Niola Lynn Sarah D. Octavius, is once again singled out in a second corruption case. This is revealed in the executive summary of the Anti-Corruption Unit’s (ULCC) investigation report released to the press on Monday, December 8.

According to the ULCC, this new case concerns the management of an amount of 50 million gourdes allocated by the State to finance official activities for the celebration of Flag Day on May 18, 2025.