US$ seized in court case to be deposited in Treasury
US$ seized in court case to be deposited in Treasury Friday 12 March 2021 CLOSE to US$140,000 which was taken from a man accused of trying to smuggle it into the country by hiding it in the lining of a suitcase will no longer be just “lying around.” Instead it will be deposited in the Treasury to be put in an interest-bearing account with the Central Bank. The money had been with the property keeper of the Customs and Excise Division, which prosecuted Jesse Vanderpool, who was fined $125,000 when he pleaded guilty to making a false declaration about the cash. Since Vanderpool was repriman...
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