Moses Wright

Moses Wright, a cousin of the late Liberian President Samuel Doe, is an alleged former member of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). On June 23, 2022, an indictment dated July 29, 2021, was unsealed, charging Mr. Wright with 2 counts of fraudulently attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, three counts of immigration documents fraud, 10 counts of making false statements in relation to naturalization, and thirteen counts of perjury, following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Following his indictment, he was arrested in Philadelphia, U.S.

His alleged role during the First Liberian Civil War was as General Commander of the AFL, making him one of the most prominent figures of the armed group and of the Liberian conflict overall. The indictment states that Mr. Wright either personally committed, or ordered AFL troops under his command to commit, numerous atrocities, including the persecution, murder, and assault of civilian non-combatant Gio and Mano tribesmen, as well as the false arrest and unlawful imprisonment of civilian non-combatants.

If convicted, Moses Wright faces a potential maximum sentence of 165 years in prison and a fine of $7,000,000.

Civitas Maxima and the Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP) in Monrovia assisted the U.S. authorities with the investigation on this case.