Watson’s jail time cut by year, conviction stands
(CNS): Canover Watson will be serving twelve months less in jail than expected after the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal cut his eight-year term to seven last week in relation to his conviction in a $1.5 million CONCACAF fraud. However, his appeal against conviction was rejected. CICA President Sir John Golding said Watson’s convictions for fraud and money laundering while he was an executive at the Cayman Islands Football Association were safe.
“The case against Canover Watson was a strong one,” according to the judgment. “He has sought to advance many disparate grounds of appeal against conviction, none of which in our judgment renders the convictions unsafe or unsatisfactory.”
Watson had argued through his lawyers that his conviction was directly connected to and influenced by the government’s goal to get the Cayman Islands removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list.
Watson’s legal team had argued that it was “politically helpful and expedient”, and both the junior prosecutor in the case and the Anti-Corruption Commission investigator were conflicted because they were also involved in the campaign to remove this jurisdiction from that list.
However, the appeal court was not convinced.
Meanwhile, his colleague Bruce Blake, who was convicted of two charges of false accounting for helping Watson, also lost his appeal for conviction. Blake, a former attorney, was handed a two-year term last year but has since been released from prison. The appeal court stated that “having sought to stand back and consider the case against Bruce Blake”, his convictions were also safe.
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Were the Millions$$ Stolen from Soccer.. Football.
.. Kids by Bruce Blake ever returned?
Were the twin Georgia mansions.
Canover/with Jess Webb..ever confiscated?
Grand Cayman’s 3 biggest scammers.. thieves
him and McBeater would make great cell mates.
Let me guess… Jeff Webb’s court date in the US will be delayed again.
Why is it that the legal systems of the world are so efficient at putting small-time criminals behind bars but so incompetent or uninterested in putting the big fish in prison? People like Webb, McKeeva, and Trump never quite seem to face justice, do they?
Sad how these CRIMINALS seem to get away with these thieving ways
The stone the builder refuse will be the Head corner stone
Busted still
and no blame ever goes to the cabal of people who benefited on these deals. Go back and reach the articles on who was in Switzerland when Jeff was arrested. Canover isn’t even a middle-sized fish in all this.
The senior UDP rep ran from Switzerland and now enjoys his high office rewarded by the current UDP rebranded government.
who can someone receive a 2 year sentence last year but, already be released!
Did i read that BS correctly?
CNS: As this comes up a lot, it’s probably worth explaining again. Every prisoner under the law is entitled to be considered for release from jail after serving 66% of their sentence on the basis of good behaviour unless they have been given a life tariff. The parole board may retain an inmate, however, if they have not followed the rules or have conducted themselves badly. The idea of early release is not novel and happens in most countries as it serves for better prison management and gives inmates a reason to be well-behaved and utilize their time properly so they can leave – generally the carrot usually works far better than the stick.
Good points CNS – but given our atrocious recidivism rates, it seems that more stick and less carrot may be appropriate. One thing is certain. Our current systems are not working.
Our current recidivism situation stems from a lack of fear of imprisonment.
With their new Pickleball court, Northward not such a bad place offering 3 good meals a day.
The new $165Million plus plus Northward resort will be an even more attractive and welcoming place….so Recividism…? You ain’t seen nuttin yet.!
There is NO stick, that is the problem.
And what was Carrot, is now being turned into Carrot Cake by consultants being paid over $8Million , working on the new $165,000,000 resort at Northward …that should really be a deterrent to crime…!
School the uneducated masses. Dont speak on what you have no knowledge or proof
The uneducated masses remain uneducated by choice…besides NAU and reproduction are a lot more fun than going to work.
Now will our esteemed chief justice turn her mind to forfeiture of Watson’s assets?
The esteem CJ has completed her assigned task.
It is elementary, my dear Watson, that your ginalsleezian, conniving and bandulu business self should remain behind bars for the entirety of your sentence and for the well being of Cayman, and that it would and will not be a tragedy if you are permanently shunned from these borders upon the hour of your eventual release.
Yet only the 2 scape goats ended up in prison but all others living the life like Nesbeth says look at me now ! Ex govt & political leaders and prosperity experts and spiritual advisors of none less than our great DG .Those that damaged our youth football opportunities are worst the criminals who sell them drugs .
You leave our great DG alone. You can only dream of being a man like our DG.
When he gets out he’ll probably go into politics!
Him and Jeff will be hailed as hero’s no doubt.
“He and Jeff”.
Grammar police. You are welcome.
12.17 He has no Caymanian parents or Grandparents thank God.
And all this time, the real big fish (Jeff Webb) continues to dodge his sentencing .. what’s it been 5 years.. 7 years? SMH
He will never return to Cayman. He conviction in the states is looking less likely and he will stay there
Extradition??
Statute of Limitations.
He’s spent 5yrs+ on house arrest in a house bought by the very funds/bribes he is accused of stealing/ accepting and when he is convicted/ sentenced passed; he will have already served the time….
Don’t any of these appeals court judge know how to add time?
Bring our hero home!
Canover Watson, the turd that almost won’t flush. Please, can we not hear any more about this guy for a few years now?
This particular POS used his “poor disadvantaged boy made good “ image to deceive and steal when given a leg up . He is of the demographic that considers kindness to be a weakness in those that extended the helping hand, and chose to
exploit that..
Deport him to his homeland , fed up with paying for these people’s food and board.
No. You haven’t had to confront his actions when he served as deputy of the immigration board yet. It gets better.
this system is a complete joke
Throw away the key.
Ps. Brucey been out long time.
Needs his status revoked and then deported!
What makes you think he has status?