| Six more charged in Turks and Caicos corruption probe | | Print | |
| Written by Richard Green/richard@fptci.com | |||
| Thursday, 24 November 2011 18:38 | |||
 Updated Nov. 25: Former Turks and Caicos Islands government Minister Lillian Boyce and five men were charged this week on unspecified charges by the Special Investigation Prosecution Team, bringing the total so far to at least nine. Sticking to its policy of not naming defendants until they appear in court, the SIPT identified the latest targets only as a 48-year-old woman charged Nov. 21 and three men ages 48, 50 and 53 charged Nov. 22. A 43-year-old man was charged Nov. 24, and a 48-year-old man was charged Nov. 25, the SIPT confirmed. However, Boyce issued a statement Nov. 25 saying she is the 48-year-old woman charged Nov. 21, saying the charge is conspiracy to defraud the government in a land deal on North West Point. She denied the allegations, accusing the SIPT of its own conspiracy to discredit former government ministers. Judging by ages as the only identification of suspects, former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick, 45, apparently has not been charged. He was at the center of many allegations made in a Commission of Inquiry in 2009. The commission report led the U.K. to suspend elected government in this overseas territory and appoint veteran British prosecutor Helen Garlick and the SIPT to investigate allegations of widespread corruption by former government officials and others. Almost two years into its work, the SIPT is expected to bring the first defendants to court early next month for initial appearances to set bail pending trials, which aren’t likely to happen until well into 2012. The only person identified so far is Seven Stars developer Jak Civre, who is charged with bribery. He is free on bail and scheduled to appear in the Supreme Court on Feb. 3. Although allegations against Civre have not been revealed, he confirmed to the Commission of Inquiry that he gave $150,000 to former Deputy Premier Floyd Hall’s company, Paradigm, on Feb. 8, 2007, one day before elections. He said he had made similar campaign contributions in the past but received nothing in return. Hall has not been named as being charged with any offenses, but the SIPT has confirmed that a 47-year-old man was charged Nov. 2. Another person reportedly has been charged, but the SIPT has not confirmed or denied that report. Photo: Helen Garlick
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