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A man who admitted stealing $4,000 worth of jewellery and a motorcycle from his ex-girlfriend on Friday avoided three months of jail time.
Melvin Williams, 61, was given a suspended prison sentence when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court for the theft...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An Australian cryptocurrency mogul living in Bermuda is facing extradition to the US to face money laundering charges.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee for the cryptocurrency derivative exchange platform BitMEX...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An Australian bitcoin executive facing criminal charges in the United States as part of a Department of Justice-led anti-money laundering inquiry was riding out the storm in Bermuda – until yesterday.
Nine months after he was accused of violating and...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A Pembroke man was yesterday banned from driving for 18 months for riding a motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.
Benjamin Rockliffe, 29, was also fined $1,000 after admitting the offence in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that police...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A non-practising lawyer was yesterday charged with stealing $125,000 belonging to Dilton Robinson.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Gordon “Ricky” Woolridge, 60, of Hamilton Parish, was alleged to have stolen the funds from credit balances between Jul...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Southampton woman is accused of stealing more than $706,000 belonging to a local company.
Bambi Lee Pimental, 51, is said to have stolen the funds from J W Gray and Company Ltd, a roofing, waterproofing and wall finish specialist, between June 29, ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two men were fined in Magistrates’ Court today for breaching curfew.
Joel Baw, 38, of Paget admitted breaking curfew at 9.55pm on May 1 on South Road, Warwick Parish.
The court heard how patrol police noticed a bike riding during curfew, which was t...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The creation of laws that made criminals of those breaching certain Covid-19 regulations “undermines our legal system”, the shadow minister for legal affairs has said.
Scott Pearman was speaking in light of legislation that was recently passed enab...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man has been sentenced to three years of mandatory treatment at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute.
Acting Puisne Judge Craig Attridge told the Supreme Court on Friday that Meshach Crichton, 22, was deemed of having a low risk of reoffending – but...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A police officer fired for gross misconduct yesterday called on the Court of Appeal to allow him to return to the job.
Oswin Pereira was fired by the Bermuda Police Service after he was accused of turning off his body camera and striking a teenage su...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes