Francis Pleads Guilty: Shih Tzu Puppies
In this morning’s [Sept 27] Plea Court, Wendy Francis pleaded guilty to unlawfully breeding Shih Tzu puppies and unlawfully keeping five dogs without permission to do so.
The Court heard that in May 2012, Ms Francis was reported as having a litter of puppies at her Warwick address.
In June 2012, having obtained a warrant, Police and the Animal Warden went to Ms Francis address and found a Shih Tzu and her four puppies, with the puppies kept in a playpen. The five dogs were impounded.
Ms Francis agreed that she did once have a licence for breeding puppies but she admitted that the licence had expired. She thought that she was still entitled to breed the puppies.
Asked what this offence’s maximum penalty was, the Prosecutor told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that is was $10,000 fine and/or six months in prison.
Commenting: “Surely you don’t expect me to fine her $10,000”, the Magistrate finally set a fine of $400 on each of the two counts but gave Ms Francis until 27th October to pay the $800 total.
Ms Francis said that making the fine deadline would be difficult and asked for more time to pay. The Magistrate did not accede to her request.
A few days ago Ms Francis appeared in Court on another matter, where she denied five charges involving allegations of selling a car and pocketing the proceeds without actually giving over the car.
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Wendy being trying to make that paper by any means necessary..lol
“Asked what this offence’s maximum penalty was, the Prosecutor told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that is was $10,000 fine and/or six months in prison.
Commenting: “Surely you don’t expect me to fine her $10,000”, the Magistrate finally set a fine of $400 on each of the two counts…”
Did i read this correctly, that Senior Magistrate Archie Warner is not aware of the penalty? Isn’t that his job to know?
That is why the Prosecutor is there….so aid the Judge in his judgement…….such as giving him info on the various fines for the charges…
and when the police showed up they heard Ms. Francis exclaim Oh Shi Tzu!
LOL! She should have shut the front door!
This story just gets better and better, so what did she do with the money she took from these people.
This lady needs serious prayer!!!
Well you got to give it to her….she stay hustling.
LOFLLLLLLLLL!!!
Evrry day um hustling every every day um hustling.
This woman deserves some jail time! How many times does she need to put her nose up to the laws and the courts before the magistrate says ENOUGH?!
I wonder how many people she has taken deposit money for these puppies – how many times has she sold them?
This woman is a real piece of work. Disgusting! A low-life thief and a con artist!
That is horrible, reading all this hostility. Good ppl do make mistakes and no one knows what is going on in her life or struggles etc……so back off
This woman belongs in prison… She has children and are teaching them that this kind of behavior is ok!! Not to mention the money she has taken from people that have worked hard to earn it!!!!
I agree…she is a bad egg and keeps getting a break. When the reward of being dishonest outweighs the penalty, why change, Where is the deterrent?
We keep hearing about changes in the Police Department??? The police are not our biggest problem in my opinion? Time for changes in the court “system” andf with the magistrates! The time rarely fits the crime in ost cases and the fine and punishment are rarely deterents.
So what happened to the dogs?
Did the SPCA keep them and put them up for adoption or did she get them back?
$800… That can be paid for by selling 1 puppy. How many other illegal puppies has this dog had? Fines should be deterrents, but this one isn’t.
I’m wondering where the shih tzu puppies are too.
Oh come on Wendy!!!! (sigh) you are embarrassing the francis name!!!let me make it clear she is not blood related to any Francis. and i agree enough is enough!!!! shes obviously not thinking about her children.
How can you say she is embarrassing the name when you have a murder a crack fein and more in you family aunt Lola plz —
ooouuuch
LMFAWO!!!!
Family please don’t hang your lundry out on Bernews clothes line!
The pot calling the kettle BLACK
Yes Family Man that’s right, what did happen to the puppies?!
The puppies were in the care of the gov’t the last I heard.
That’s the last we have confirmed also, that the Government Animal Wardens had them. We have asked them for an update as to where they are now, so hopefully can get back with that info…
not you again girl they need to lock you up and throw away the key you are not no good to yourself more less anyone else.
I wonder how her husband is taking all this…. Sigh
CANT KNOCK HER HUSTLE
Mama threw it all ill love you. You bought me in the world ill never stop loving you. Sigh
*HUGZ* LITTLE ONE…STAY STRONG!
Babygirl, do not fret. We all make mistakes, and your Mama loves you. She has had some lapse in judgement, but I have seen your mom with you girls when i got Juicy (z as you called her), and I know she loves you. Until she is back home with you, keep your head up baby girl.
Who has the puppies now and what will they do with them????
And the PLP did away with capitol punishment because . . .
Time to lock her up..the evidence is evident!
need the cat-o-nine-tail for her, maybe she’ll learn.
thats barbaric…..you ppl make me laugh stop judgeing
She needs help. I pray they don’t put the dogs down?? Does anyone know if SPCA still has them? They aren’t an illegal breed, so they shouldn’t be put down.
SPCA DOES NOT HAVE THE DOGS…..IT WILL BE OUT SOON…
ok, this is the same lady in courts AGAIN! and she’s not getting locked up as a con artist?
today: illegally breeding shih-tzu’s
monday: in court for selling a car 5 times (http://bernews.com/2012/09/woman-denies-selling-car-five-times/)
and at christmas she allegedly stole one of the puppies she had just sold to a family, and then sold it to someone else!!
http://bernews.com/2012/01/court-theft-of-shi-tzu-puppy/
how is she not in jail yet?
Maybe she’s “in the church now”
They will probably put the puppies down because they were bred illegally, whether or not they an illegal breed of dog.
I feel for her children and family. Sometimes, “loving detachment” is all we can do to protect ourselves from toxic family members… and we most of us have them.
You seriously cannot be a pastor! You need to change your screen name…smh. Can you imagine if we all “lovingly detached” ourselves from our family members who are going through tough times? That is when they need us the most! Oh wait…Jesus will help them and carry them while the family members “detach” from them. Give me a break!
Wendy likes jail. Seems like she has not really changed. Wendy needs real help.
jail can’t fix her
This woman is priceless I admire her ambitious attitude!!!let her have the ankle bracelets and see how she comes up with restitution..I can’t wait to read more …staying tuned for part three..if it can be broke, trust Wendy! And Wendy has stormy eyes dah dah dah dah dah dah dah, and Wendy has wings to fly .hmmmmmhmmmhmmmhm
I am deeply sadden by the majority of the comments on this thread, is there any wonder that the state of the land is the way it is with people like you living there and using your freedom of speak to slander this woman!
Where is your compassion and love for one another; have you forgotten that she has children and a husband who will hear about or read these comments! It is bad enough that her actions will cause the spotlight to be upon them, do they need to continue being punished along with her as a result of your comments?
She has done wrong on more than 5 occassions ok so should she rot in jail because of it?
I can go back and say that there was injustice done at the root but we can’t change what is obvious; she needs help, not your slander of her.
I am in no way defending her, what I am saying is that the system has failed to give her and many others the CBT that is needed for them to stop the cycle of abuse.
The system locking these repeat offenders up is a gross waste of tax payers money.
The judges need to impose mandatory clinical therapy sessions as part of their sentence and I am talking about serious focus driven, result proven therapy that allows them to be healed from the inside out.
What is so bad about this whole thread is that not one of us are innocent. In fact just because we haven’t done some of the things Mrs. Francis has done, it does not make us innocent. There is no big or little sin, it’s sin no matter how you dress it and if yours were laid out on the table we would bust the prison wide open.
Please let’s stop killing each other with words and begin to show love and compassion.
You took the words out of my mouth. Her daughter is on here, and clearly sad. Only one other person besides for me offered her a kind word but people continued to slander her mom. Now if this girl grows up with no respect for adults, you all will be quick to talk about her, but right now in the present, you have the ammunition to give this young lady (wendy’s daughter) some love, encouraging words. So sad. The youth aren’t the problem, it Bermuda’s older citizen’s way of handling them that are the problem. Stop passing judgement, try seek out the family. Kids right now are without their mother. See if they need help with their homework, a hot meal, nah none of you did that, all you did – pass judgement
adrienna hve you done any of these things to try and help her or her daugjhters…if not go lay down
person Piss Off,,, cause if it where done to you ,you would have a different opinion
“I am deeply sadden by the majority of the comments on this thread, is there any wonder that the state of the land is the way it is with people like you living there and using your freedom of speak to slander this woman!”
For it to be slander, the statements would have to be both false and damaging. The comments thus far have been neither – simply observations.
With Bermuda being such a small place, ‘name and shame’ could actually be surprisingly effective. Humiliation into reform.
Or the stocks.
I AGREE, i KNOW THIS LADY AND SOMETHING MAY NOT BE RIGHT AND HER HEALTH IS NOT THE BEST….SHOW COMPASSION FOR YOUR BROTHERS & SISTERS PPL.
tHE WORDS ON THIS PAGE IS APPALLING….
Dear Mrs.Francis ,
You have outgrown Bermuda . It (the Island)is way , way to small for you and your line of work . Clearly it would be so much more profitable if access were given to you to live , work and , play in a huge city or county , state , like New York or west coast Los Angeles . The big time is calling , please answer .
Some people here really need to learn the definition of “slander.” The definition of slander is to make a statement that is malicious, false, and/or defamatory. As she pleaded guilty to the offense, what part of people’s remarks are slanderous? Yes, some people have ridiculed her, but that is the price one pays for breaking the law. If she gets it together and cleans up her act, she will no longer have to worry of being the subject of people’s fun for the day. I hope she gets the help she needs….
Exactly! Well said.
I pray they don’t put those innocent puppies down. Let people adopt them.
How about letting her run a Faith Based Tourism scam, everybody has made a killing off that one?
some bloggers r more concern about the dogs,,,,,i wounder if they where mutts if they would have the same concern ,,i think not ,,just like bermuda not one bit of realnest aout them so so fake ..
If there’s one thing you can say, she’s not lazy. It’s too bad her ambitious ‘can do’ attitude is focused on cons and not work.
the puppies should be confiscated then sold to help pay for other abused animals….they should not be destroyed its not thier fault….i want one..
Wendy definitely needs help. So do her husband and children. Is prison the real answer and will she get the psychological help she needs whle there. Maybe that is why the judge did not give her a custodial sentence. I pray for her husband and children and her parents.
@ The New Bermuda-People are concerned about the dogs because in past cases illegally bred dogs are put down. That would be a shame no matter what breed the dog because they are innocent. FYI most right thinking and law abiding citizens have very little sympathy for people that break the law…so yes, most of the concern is for the puppies…
DON’T DESTROY THOSE INNOCENT BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES! PLEASE! Can BerNews intervene?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COPS WIFE WHO DID THE SAME THING?
It is amazing how the wardens and police can find and convict just some people when there are many illegal breedings of pitbulls happening on the island. Take a look when you are driving, riding, walking or jogging and take note of the amount of pitbull puppies being bred and sold.
The judge and the papers seem to have short memories…a quick Google search will enlighten you as to additional Wendy classics…check fraud, credit card fraud and the ever classic stealing a Shih Tzu on Christmas Eve…who could forget that one? And the judge let her off easy because ‘she hasn’t done this before’? So what, you get a lower sentence if you don’t commit the EXACT SAME crime twice? SMH
I do wonder how her kids will grow up knowing that their mother cared more about herself then anything else. Its hard when people say things about your family that are true. All you can do is turn away. I hope someone is helping her kids through this by means of therapy. I could careless what happens to Mrs. Francis, because she clearly is not worring about it. Her children are going to need therapy. Deep therapy.
I knw one of the victims to Ms. Francis crimes and the victim is having a hard time with it all. Its stressful when someone does something to you for no reason. GREED CAN REALLY MAKE YOU DO CRAZY THINGS.
TO ALL THOSE DEFENDING HER ACTIONS YOU ARE JUST AS BAD OR SIMPLY IN DENIAL!