Michael Misick
Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick was last week sentenced to a four year jail sentence for corruption He was found guilty in February this year on the charges in the long-running case which dates back over a decade.
It was triggered by a UK investigation into the corruption in the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands(TCI) at that time under the leadership of Misick.
The UK Overseas Territory was also placed under direct rule from 2009 to 2012 after a British-government Commission of Inquiry reported ‘systemic, high-level government corruption’.
The inquiry which led to the charges related to bribery and money laundering against Misick and other high profile local officials were linked to kickbacks in return for government lands and real estate developments.
The sentence of Misick came just a few days short of four months after Misick was found guilty on February 4th this year. He was facing a possible eight year prison on each of three bribery charges but in considering several mitigating factors presiding Justice Rajendra Narine imposed a sentence of four years and 26 days.
Misick who was the first Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2006 to 2009 had also served as Chief Minister from 2003 to 2006 at which point the territory’s constitution was changed.
There were further constitutional changes coming out of the Commission of Inquiry which led to the charges against him and the subsequent long-running legal battle which also included Misick being extradited from Brazil.
09 Aug, 2023
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