Monrovia, June 3 -- Multiple government agencies are investigating a Lebanese businessman for allegedly committing forestry, financial, and immigration crimes. The news comes after a DayLight investigation found that Moussa Abdul Karim, the owner of several companies, smuggled timber, evaded taxes, and declared multiple nationalities, winning a World Bank contract worth nearly half a million dollars.

By Varney Kamara, with The DayLight

The Liberia National Police, the Liberia Immigration Service, the Liberia Revenue Authority, the Ministry of Labor, and the Association of Liberian Construction Contractors have started to investigate Karim separately. If found guilty, he risks several fines and prosecution.

Court documents show that t...