The US government has suspended tens of millions of dollars worth of funding to organizations providing aid for Syria, after it discovered that several charities were systematically overpaying goods in Turkey with the collusion of staff members. At least 14 entities and individuals involved with aid programs in Turkey have been suspended, the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s independent government auditor said. USAID added that it found a network of “commercial vendors, NGO employees, and others who have colluded to engage in bid-rigging and multiple bribery and kickback schemes related to contracts to deliver humanitarian aid in Syria.” Sources told Agence-France-Presse that the International Medical Corps, the Irish charity Goal, and the International Rescue Committee were among the affected charities.
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