{"id":179687,"date":"2023-07-14T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T01:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=179687"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T01:01:11","slug":"investigation-underway-into-suspected-extortion-involving-government-treasury-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/investigation-underway-into-suspected-extortion-involving-government-treasury-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation Underway into Suspected Extortion Involving Government Treasury Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities are currently investigating an alleged case of what appears to be a “shakedown” involving an individual claiming to be an employee of the Government Treasury. The incident was brought to the attention of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) by the owner of Frankie’s Trucking, located in Cassada Gardens.<\/p>\n

According to the report made by the trucking company owner, he received a phone call from an individual identifying himself as “Mr. Roberts” from the Treasury Department. The caller purported to offer assistance in retrieving funds owed to the businessman by the Department. However, in order to expedite the process, the caller requested a sum of money to be paid to two young women who supposedly worked at the Treasury.<\/p>

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This incident allegedly took place on July 10 at approximately 10:44 a.m. The victim has provided a statement regarding the incident and has been provided with specific instructions by the authorities.<\/p>

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This incident bears resemblance to a previous case reported by REAL News a few weeks ago, in which another individual fell victim to a similar scam and handed over a substantial amount of money before realizing the fraudulent nature of the situation.<\/p>\n

Over the years, there have been claims from contractors suggesting that such methods of obtaining payments actually occur within the Treasury Department. However, these reports have not been verified, although insiders assert that some colleagues have been transferred as a result of alleged involvement in such practices.<\/p>

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