On January 16, 2020, a jury in the Eastern District of New York found Donville Inniss (“Mr. Inniss”) guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), and two counts of substantive money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A). Mr. Inniss now moves for a judgment of acquittal on all
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On the 22 June 2020 the Nation newspaper published a story with the headline $35m ICBL deal in works. #donvilleinniss On the 24 June the media reported that former Chairman of CLICO Holdings was being questioned by police. He has since been charged with fraud and released on bail. #corruption While some people love to do crossword puzzles, the BU
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The blogmaster found the Patrick Hoyos article to be – without prolix – a good summary of the Donville Inniss matter. Especially as it pertains to the inference other payments were made to Donville Inniss and that bribery by elected officials was commonplace in Barbados. Although we have the Attorney General et al saying that local laws would not have
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Millar told the court that in August 2015, she attended a meeting with former chief executive officer (CEO) of ICBL Ingrid Innes and former senior vice-president with responsibility for business development and marketing Alex Tasker. Following that meeting, she said Innes instructed her to make “an urgent payment” of a referral bonus to Inniss. She said she was uncomfortable with
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Two of the most newsworthy and jaw dropping events to have rocked the local political scene in the last 18 months were – the decimation of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the last general election, AND, the arrest of former DLP minister Donville Inniss in the United States. BU pages must record Donville Inniss entered a plea of NOT
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Dear Owner of Barbados Underground I would appreciate it very much if you would allow a submission I wrote on the nationnews blog to be featured here. It has to do with the nationnews paper decision to close the comments section of their June 23rd article entitled, ”Others Bribed.” Although the nationnews paper has a right to close comments to
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The following report is reproduced by BU for many reasons. At the top of the list is the lingering curiosity by some Barbadians questioning whether local authorities will pursue this and other matters. The expectation is not meant to slur the character of anybody but to satisfy a reasonable expectation that justice must be seen to be done.. Barbadians have
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The map below is meant to connect dots based on a ‘relationship’. There are no rules to the request. Simply suggest images to add to the map and if the blogmaster agrees they will be updated. The blogmaster added a few to get things started. Thanks NO and John.
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The following was posted as a comment to BU blog – The Jeff Cumberbatch Column – On the Prevention of Corruption by Peter Lawrence Thompson – David, blogmater From the INNISS indictment:- 3. Barbados Company Executive 1, an individual whose identity is known to the Grand Jury, was a citizen of Canada and a resident of Barbados. Barbados Company Executive 1 was
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Credit to The FCPA Blog Barbados insurance company receives declination with disgorgement By Harry Cassin | Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7:08AM The Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) received a declination with disgorgement from the DOJ Thursday for FCPA offenses related to bribing a Barbadian official. Under the terms of the declination pursuant to the DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy, ICBL
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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” –George Orwell -“1984” I frequently use the phrase at caption to suggest that an event is not only extraordinary in itself but that it also calls into question the assumed objective reality of previous similar events. I mean, if a clock is going to strike thirteen
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Read the full document (INDICTMENT) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 6, 2018 Former Member of Barbados Parliament and Minister of Industry Indicted for Money Laundering Donville Inniss Allegedly Laundered Bribes through a Long Island Company A three-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Donville Inniss, a former member of the Parliament of Barbados and the Minister
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At 1:05AM EST the blogmaster had the uncontrollable urge to lookup the definition of ‘stupidity’. One of many definitions a trusty Google search brought back was – behavior that shows a lack of good sense or judgment. The reason to refresh the memory of a a well used word in the every day lexicon of John Public surprisingly had nothing
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This evening (December 19, 2017) I opened my mail box and found an “ON SERVICE” envelope addressed to me from the Minister of Industry , International Business, Commerce & Small Business Development. It turned out to be card offering me Seasons Greetings from my parliamentary representative, “The Hon. Donville Inniss, MP, JP. I am concerned that my parliamentary representative might
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Submitted by DAVID ANDRE COMISSIONG Perhaps Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler and Minister of Industry Donville Inniss could explain to us Barbadians how the process of having Mr Mark Maloney construct a hotel at Bay Street, St Michael would boost Barbados’ reserves of foreign exchange. It would seem to me that Mr Maloney would be likely to use up and
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Submitted by Debra Ifill The Honourable Donville Inniss is one curious fellow. Who exactly is he speaking to when he makes those public declarations as he does? His current area of concern is the inefficiency, and lack of IT training in the Customs and Excise Department. And no, he has no new policy or plan to remedy the issue. Yes,
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Submitted by Debra Ifill (also sent to Barbados Today and the Nation newspapers) So again the mainstream press is eating out of Donville Inniss’ hands. It appears that he has been providing them with tidbits to disseminate, designed to position him as separate from, and now a victim of, the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of his government. The press has a
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