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Four arrested in USVI for fraudulent property gov't auction scheme
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI — Attorney General Claude Walker, flanked by Inspector General Steven van Beverhoudt and Deputy Attorney General Renee Gumbs Carty, announced the arrest of four St Thomas men he said created a scheme to fraudulently obtain property through government auctions dating back to 2012-2013.
Guyanese Journalist Rawle Nelson charged with Stealing & Forgery in Grenada
Times Caribbean
Rawle Nelson, a Freelance Journalist who was once attached to the St.Kitts-Nevis Sun and the St.Kitts-Nevis National Broadcasting Corporation ZIZ, has been officially charged by The Royal Grenada Police Force with two counts of stealing, forgery and uttering a forge document from his former employer.
April trial date set for alleged Penn fraud
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Brian Penn, a member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force [RVIPF], and his wife Harinder Steven-Penn are expected to face trial on April 8, 2014 in relation to fraud charges filed against the couple late last year.
'Landmark' crackdown on fake shares fraudsters
BBC NEWS
Criminal gangs who trick people into investing in worthless shares have been targeted by police in the biggest ever international crackdown on the fraud.
UPDATE: Duo to face fraud charges in January 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Brian Penn and Harinder Stephens-Penn are expected to face the Magistrate's Court again on January 7, 2014 for alleged fraud related charges.
Patients to be monitored for fraud under NHI - Barry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Steps are being taken to prevent patients taking advantage of the medical system in any fraudulent way once the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme comes into being. This is according to Deputy Director of the Social Security Board, Mr Roy Barry.
Fashion icons Dolce, Gabbana convicted in Italy of tax crime
(CNN) -- Fashion luminaries Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were sentenced to prison in Italy Wednesday for failing to pay 40.4 million euros in taxes to the Italian government, their lawyer and a prosecutor said.
UPDATE: Simeon Pope cross-examines witnesses!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two persons who are witnesses for the prosecution in the case against alleged fraudster Mr Simeon Pope have given their testimonies in the High Court. Mr Pope even cross-examined the witnesses, and alleged that he gave one of them two options during their alleged transaction.
UPDATE: Cayman Premier- “I Have Done Nothing Wrong and I Shall Not Be Resigning”
By the Caribbean Journal
Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush has issued his first public statement since his arrest Tuesday on suspicions of corruption, maintaining his innocence and vowing not to yield to increasing public pressure to step down.
Belonger Cards now electronic to curb fraud
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In an effort to curb fraudulent duplications of Belonger Cards, the Civil Registry and Passport Office has announced the implementation of electronic cards.