Social Services fraud probe forwarded to police force
THE investigation into a “fraudulent” scheme at the Department of Social Services in which several employees purchased groceries using food coupons has been forwarded to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said yesterday.
Pair accused of conspiracy to murder
A MAN and a woman appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon accused of plotting the death of a man who was found lifeless in a car.
Alonzo Knowles admits hacking celebrities to steal movie scripts and sex tapes
A BAHAMIAN man pleaded guilty yesterday to hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts and private sex videos, a crime that prosecutors in New York say could have caused great harm to networks and movie studios if he had succeeded in selling them for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Man's body found stuffed in a suitcase off Soldier Road
THE partially decomposed body of a man was found stuffed in a suitcase in an abandoned building off Soldier Road early on Monday morning.
Five youths in custody over sexual assault video
FOUR juvenile males and a juvenile female are in police custody on Monday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old girl.
Man shot dead after argument in park
A YOUNG man is dead after he was shot in the chest during an argument with another man late Thursday night.
Americans found with undeclared pistols and ammunition on boat in Cay Cays
THREE American men have been arrested for possession of firearms and ammunition after a search of their boat in the Cat Cay area in the northern Bahamas.
Dutch woman pleads guilty to importing ecstasy pills
A DUTCH WOMAN on Friday pleaded guilty to importing three pounds of ecstasy pills into the Bahamas last week.
Defence Force officer and girlfriend charged in connection with BTC shop break-in
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer and his girlfriend were arraigned in a Magistrate's court on Friday for their alleged involvement in a break-in and robbery at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's JFK location last week.
Pennsylvania farmworker stole to fund Bahamas trip
PROSECUTORS say a part-time painter at a Pennsylvania farm stole more than $900,000 from his employers to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars, jewellery, a trip to the Bahamas and private schools for his children.
Man dies in hospital after Quarry Mission Road shooting
A YOUNG man is dead after he was shot in the chest during an altercation with another man late on Thursday night.
Police seek man in libel probe
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating 28–year-old Leandrell Symonette of Marsh Harbour and Dundas Town, Abaco, who they believe can help with an ongoing intentional libel investigation.
Gun seized as three men are arrested
POLICE seized two illegal firearms and took three men into custody in separate incidents over a 48-hour period.
Murder trial delayed
THE trial of a woman accused of murdering a web shop employee in Long Island may face a delay because she was not represented.
Ramsey surrenders passport after BEC bribery conviction
LAWYERS for Freddie Solomon Ramsey complied with a judge’s order to surrender his passport to the Supreme Court as a condition of his extended bail while he awaits a hearing that seeks to arrest his convictions on multiple bribery related charges stemming from the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) scandal.
