{"id":156971,"date":"2022-07-31T20:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T00:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=156971"},"modified":"2022-07-31T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T00:14:46","slug":"fraud-accused-trio-in-customs-racket-set-for-court-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/fraud-accused-trio-in-customs-racket-set-for-court-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud-Accused Trio In Customs Racket Set For Court On Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fraud-Accused Trio In Customs Racket Set For Court On Wednesday<\/p>

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Customs officer Joezine Christian and customs brokers Rowan Matthew and Foster George are to be taken before the court on Wednesday of this week on fraud charges.<\/p>\n

The trio are spending the long holiday weekend in lock-up after being jointly charged last week with Conspiracy to Defraud.<\/p>

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In addition, the two brokers have been indicted for Obtaining Money by False Pretence, while customs officer Christian will also answer to additional charges, including corruption.<\/p>

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The charges were laid as part of a major, long-running probe into an alleged racket in which millions of government revenue was fleeced from the Customs and Excise Division.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hon. Gaston Browne had first raised the alarm, indicating his signature had been forged as part of the insidious scheme.<\/p>

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Law enforcement officials have labeled this as a major breakthrough and the corollary of what they say has been a meticulous probe.<\/p>\n

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