Contrary to some allegations made in some local newspapers that Craig Dean is under investigations for money laundering by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), in-depth investigations carried out by this newspaper have proven that such allegations are unfounded and false.
A source at the FIU told this medium that based on “adverse media reports” on Craig Dean; it triggered the interest of the FIU to study the series of publications to see “if there is any threshold that would trigger an investigation on the person concerned”. But at of the time of writing this report, no investigations have been triggered on Craig Dean.
In recent times, some local media have been bashing Craig Dean simply because his company aims to acquire all outstanding shares of Sierra Rutile—a company which is going bankrupt. They are even quoted as saying that Dean’s offer is “opportunistic and ill-timed”.
“But nobody is in business to lose. If Craig Dean’s company makes an offer, I don’t think anybody should refer to his offer as opportunistic and ill-timed. What some people are ignorant of is the fact that when a mining company is up for sale, various investors make various offers and it is left with the company’s shareholders to accept or reject offers”, said one worker at Sierra Rutile.
“Most of the press attacks on Craig Dean are unfair because they appear to be aimed at scaring him away from rescuing Sierra Rutile,” said another worker at Sierra Rutile.
Craig Dean, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Gerald Group, is being regarded as a prominent figure among North American players in the African mining sector. His vision extends beyond corporate success, as evidenced by Gerald Group’s engagement in community development projects in Sierra Leone.
According to the online Sierraloaded, Craig Dean’s “transformative leadership has propelled Marampa Mines from obscurity to one of Africa’s premier iron ore producers, stimulating economic growth and social development in Sierra Leone.”