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NATO corruption: audit chiefs sound the alarm

Par Matthieu Fauroux

Publié le 10.06.2026 à 6h20 Lecture 4 min

Stacy Cummings, Director General of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on January 23, 2024. © Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu/Anadolu via AFP

Two reports by Alliance auditors have identified serious failings at the top of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, as several former officials and intermediaries face criminal corruption investigations. The head of the anti-fraud investigation team has announced his resignation after coming under intense pressure within the agency, which is run by US national Stacy Cummings.

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