Tag: money laundering
Bank staff raise alarm on money laundering suspects
(CNS): A gang of five financial crime suspects from the United States and the United Kingdom who were arrested on suspicion of money laundering this week were released by the RCIPS because they did not have enough evidence to prosecute, a police spokesperson said. The suspicious activity of the four men and one woman was reported […]
Real estate broker denies $100k theft
(CNS): A 75-year-old real estate broker has denied stealing almost $100,000 worth of deposits given to him by customers who were buying condos from him. Antonio Paolini, who is an American national, pleaded not guilty on Friday to two counts of theft of deposits worth over $51,000 and $43,000 and one charge of money laundering […]
Watson and Rodrigues face new charges
(CNS): The additional charges against Canover Watson and his former PA, Miriam Rodrigues, in the hospital CarePay case were transmitted to the Grand Court Tuesday morning when the pair appeared in Summary Court to face the new counts in the corruption case. The charges against both Watson and Rodrigues were revealed on Friday by the […]
Romanian scammers jailed for three years
(CNS): Two men involved in an “international criminal conspiracy” and scam perpetrated against local banks with cloned credit cards were handed three year jail terms Thursday. Roland Pop (40) and Ianaca Vlismas (39) received four and half years for their part in the scam, in which the judge estimated they could have stolen as much […]
Cops find fraud evidence in woman’s bra
(CNS): A Romanian woman accused of concealing false credit card codes in her underwear in part of a conspiracy with three other men appeared in court on trial Monday. Mariana Opriniou is charged with conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The crown claims that she and her co-conspirators skimmed over $100,000 from ATM machines.
Pile of new evidence stalls Watson case
(CNS): Police claim to have received around a trillion bytes of digital information in the corruption and money laundering case against Canover Watson, the former HSA chair, and his former personal assistant, Miriam Rodrigues. In a successful application Wednesday to postpone the trial scheduled for next month until November, the new deputy director of public […]
Romanian scammer could be Caribbean fugitive
(CNS): A member of a Romanian gang of fraudsters who was recently convicted in a credit card scam on local retail banks may be a fugitive from the law in Sint Maarten in connection with a similar offence. Ianaca Vlismas, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges, was scheduled to be sentenced […]
Romanian mother refused bail at tearful hearing
(CNS): A Romanian woman who is alleged to be part of a credit card scam was refused bail on Friday and remanded back to Fairbanks prison following an emotional hearing in which her boyfriend tried to plead her innocence. Mariana Oprinoiu has denied conspiring with her boyfriend, Florin Roata, and two others to steal thousands […]
Romanian skimmer gang admit conspiracy
(CNS): Two men, who were visiting Cayman from Romania and accused of using cloned credit cards to steal money from local high street banks last year, have admitted conspiracy to defraud and money laundering charges in relation to the theft of around US$100,000 but have denied stealing the money. A third man admitted conspiracy but […]
Plans revealed to join Watson and Rodriguez cases
(CNS): When Canover Watson appeared in Grand Court Friday, defence Attorney Ben Tonner asked for an adjournment as he revealed that there were plans by the crown to join his client’s case with that of his former personal assistant, Miriam Rodriguez (53), who was also charged this week with corruption and money laundering offences.
