Last Updated on August 11, 2022, 7:33 AM AST by Anthony Morris
A due diligence agency based in Asia, called “Globe Detective Agency”, has found itself surrounded by another set of controversies. The due-diligence agency has been black-listed by three Caribbean nations. In the aftermath, it has been revealed that the owners of the Globe Detective Agency have allegedly bribed some officials in the citizenship units of the countries which are still associated with the organisation.
According to sources, Globe Detectives have paid bribes to the officials stationed at the citizenship by investment programme units of several countries to maintain their contract with the said nations.
The due-diligence agency has been facing a lot of criticism recently. Additionally, the organisation has been accused of being unable to carry out background checks in an efficient manner. Sources have claimed that the reports from this agency do not include enough information to qualify the application of an individual seeking citizenship.
Globe Detective has been associated with and run by the same family for years, and the organisation is not a stranger to controversies. In the past, the agency had also been accused of not sharing the correct information about some individuals who had criminal backgrounds. Their reports lack basic background checks and include false information about many individuals, which is considered a threat to global security.
According to the sources, CBI officials of some countries are being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to allow the due diligence agency to continue their contracts. The rising number of accusations against the agency is leading to new difficulties for Globe Detective and countries are trying to corner themselves from working on getting due diligence.
As per reports, three countries in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia, have already refused to associate with the organisation. As the controversies and accusations continue to pile up, more governments will either dismiss or not get into a contract with the organisation.
Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.
