Hashtag: #AmericanArrests
Man Sentenced In Drug Smuggling Scheme
An American man has been sentenced in a U.S. Federal Court to 36 months of probation and a $1,000 fine for his role in a US-to-Bermuda drug smuggling scheme. The Associated Press reports that Brian Wade — who previously worked as baggage handler at Philadelphia International Airport – pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent... Read more of this article
Curtis Associate Admits Fraud Charges
A Montana man has admitted to bilking investors out of nearly $2 million in a scheme which involved Bermudian Andre Curtis [pictured], pleading guilty to multiple charges of conspiracy and fraud in US District Court yesterday [Mar.7]. Dan Two Feathers is one of three men charged by a US federal grand jury with running the complicated “Ponzi”... Read more of this article
Child Found In US, Mother Arrested
A 14-year-old Bermudian child allegedly abducted by his mother in 2003 was found in Florida yesterday [Feb.2], according to US media and police reports. The child’s mother – 40-year-old Bermudian Kim Sakena Swan [pictured] – was arrested and charged with interference with child custody. The child is expected to be reunited with his... Read more of this article
Video: Curtis Associates Charged
[Note: Video will auto-play] Two Montana men, already in trouble with that state for bilking investors out of millions of dollars in a global investment scheme involving Bermuda’s Andre Curtis [pictured], are now facing federal criminal charges. Montana’s KAJ18 TV station reports today [Dec. 23] that Dan Two Feathers and Shawn Swor have... Read more of this article
American Arrested At Airport With Gun
A US man is being held by the Bermuda Police Service after being taken into custody at the island’s airport this week with a gun. “On Tuesday [Nov. 22] an American citizen was arrested at the L. F. Wade International Airport for firearm possession,” said a police spokesman. “He remains in police custody pending the review of... Read more of this article
Shooting Suspect Arrives in Bermuda
Jahmel Glenn Blakeney, a suspect in a 2009 shooting which wounded two people, was extradited to Bermuda this evening [Apr.1] from New York, arriving on the American Airlines flight from JFK airport. Approximately a dozen Police officers could be seen waiting at the airport prior to the flight’s arrival. Due to combination of the dark and rainy... Read more of this article
Jahmel Blakeney To Be Extradited Today
Jahmel Blakeney will be extradited to Bermuda to face attempted murder charges relating to the November 2009 shootings of two persons at the Southside Cinema from New York tonight [Apr.1]. Robert Welling from the DPP’s Office, during this morning’s monthly Supreme Court arraignment session, informed the Court that on 31st March, the US District... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Jahmel Blakeney To Be Extradited
The Police have confirmed that Jahmel Blakeney “will be extradited to Bermuda in the near future to face attempted murder charges relating to the November 2009 shootings of two persons at the Southside Cinema.” The charges relate to the November 13, 2009 shooting of both Shaki Minors [then 26] and Cedarbridge teacher Renee Kuchler [then... Read more of this article
NY Court: Chimay Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
An American who falsely claimed he was both related to European royalty and had $14 million in a Bermuda bank account, appeared in a U.S. court yesterday [Feb 2], and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the first degree, a scheme to defraud in the first degree, securities fraud and forgery in the second degree. 47 yr old Guy Albert de Chimay was arrested... Read more of this article
Ex-Tyco Boss Must Forfeit $100 Million
L. Dennis Kozlowski, the jailed former chief executive of Tyco, must replay all of his compensation earned over a nearly seven-year period beginning in September 1995, shortly before the multi-billion dollar manufacturing conglomorate reincorporated in Bermuda. A US federal judge today [December 2] ruled that Mr. Kozlowski has to forfeit more than... Read more of this article
Bermuda Based Freight Firm Fined $687,960
Six international freight forwarders, including one domiciled in Bermuda, have agreed to plead guilty and to pay criminal fines totaling $50.27 million for their roles in several conspiracies to fix a variety of fees and charges in connection with the provision of freight forwarding services for international air cargo shipments. According to charges... Read more of this article
$14 Million Man: Pleads Not Guilty In New York
An American who is alleged to have forged documents to falsely claim he had a Bermuda bank account with $14 million dollars in it while claiming to be related to royalty in Belgium, pleaded not guilty to all charges in an American court yesterday [June 30] and was denied bail. Guy de Chimay, 47, appeared in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan... Read more of this article
