{"id":151267,"date":"2022-05-09T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T22:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=151267"},"modified":"2022-05-09T18:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T22:46:27","slug":"two-corrupt-cops-given-short-jail-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/two-corrupt-cops-given-short-jail-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Two corrupt cops given short jail time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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REAL NEWS: The two police officers who were found guilty of corruption on March 25 were both sentenced today, May 9, in the High Court. CLICK HERE TO JOIN WHAT’S APP GROUP<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>

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Corporal Marcus\u00a0Isadore\u00a0and Constable Peter\u00a0Lugay will serve five and two months, respectively, behind bars at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison.<\/p>\n

The sentences were handed down by Justice Ann-Marie Smith, who also ordered that Isadore pay a fine of\u00a0$80,000 by December 31, 2023, or face two years in prison.<\/p>

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Further, Isadore must also pay compensation of $100, forthwith, for a charger he took from the victim or spend a further two months in prison.<\/p>

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Lugay, on the other hand, was fined $30,000, which he has to pay by December 31, 2023, or serve two years in prison.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Court ordered that he pay $3,500 compensation for causing injuries to the victim. \u00a0This sum has to be paid by July 29 or he will face a prison term of six months.<\/p>

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Lugay\u00a0was defended by attorney Andrew O\u2019Kola while\u00a0Isadore\u00a0was represented by Lawrence Daniels. The two officers had opted for a judge-alone trial and were found guilty in February.<\/p>\n

They had faced a maximum prison term of five years or a fine of up to $100,000.<\/p>

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The two were charged with\u00a0corruption five years ago \u2013 in May 2017 \u2013 and were found guilty on three counts. \u00a0They also faced other charges of kidnapping, misbehavior in public office and assault.<\/p>

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Corporal\u00a0Isadore\u00a0and Constable\u00a0Lugay\u00a0reportedly held a man at gunpoint and confiscated his cannabis, which they kept for their personal gain.<\/p>\n

During the illegal act it is reported that they used their police-issued firearms.<\/p>\n

The lawmen reportedly took eight pounds of cannabis from the man in February 2017; and then, two months later, they confiscated another 29 pounds of the illegal substance.<\/p>\n

The February haul reportedly has not been accounted for up to now, and was not given in as evidence.<\/p>\n

Lugay was 23 years old at the time he allegedly committed the offence.\u00a0 During the trial he opted to make an unsworn statement denying any involvement in the crime.<\/p>\n

He also claimed to have had no close connection or interactions with\u00a0Isadore, his co-accused, who was then 43 years of age, thus refuting any conspiracy between them.<\/p>\n

Lugay\u00a0also alleged that the accusations against him could have been a case of mistaken identity, since there were others in the Force who fit his description.<\/p>\n

When news of the officers\u2019 arrest broke over four years ago, STRATCOM issued a press release calling the allegations very serious and an indictment against the Police Force.<\/p>\n

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REAL NEWS: The two police officers who were found guilty of corruption on March 25 were both sentenced today, May 9, in the High Court. CLICK HERE TO JOIN WHAT’S APP GROUP Corporal Marcus\u00a0Isadore\u00a0and Constable Peter\u00a0Lugay will serve five and two months, respectively, behind bars at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison. 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