Civil servant and police-employee sentenced for fraud with French-side welfare system
MARIGOT — Two women – one employed by the police force and one by the government in St. Maarten have been sentenced to conditional prison sentences in the court in Marigot for fraud with social allowances. More...
Local businessman sentenced for selling SZV doctor cards
~ Public Prosecutor: Nothing but an “ordinary fraudster” ~ PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Danny Wigley last week to 15 months of imprisonment, with 10 months suspended, for forgery and More...
Prison time looms for parliamentarian Frans Richardson
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Member of Parliament Frans Richardson, leader of the United St. Maarten party (USp) on Wednesday to 36 months of imprisonment for accepting $370,000 in bribes More...
Blistering picture of mismanagement at the port
PHILIPSBURG – The attorney for the public prosecutor’s office, Rogier van den Heuvel, presented a blistering picture of mismanagement and fraud at the harbor companies on Thursday at the hearing with the Common More...
Apartment complex in Oyster Pond at heart of corruption case against Corinne de T.
PHILIPSBURG – The anti-corruption task force (TBO) arrested Corrine de T. on Sunday on suspicion of money laundering, not reporting unusual transactions, operating a trust office without a permit and destruction More...
Top reasons for dismissal on the spot
Theft and fraud are the two top-reasons for employers to fire somebody on the spot. The Volkskrant examined 194 labor cases that went to court during the past twelve months and came up with a top-ten of reasons More...
Port director Mark Mingo released: Fraud to the tune of $7 million with inflated invoices
GREAT BAY – The Public Prosecutor’s Office released 46-year-old port director Mark Mingo yesterday because his detention is no longer necessary for the investigation. Inflated invoices that were paid by More...
