(CMR) Former civil servant Maxwell Renal Linwood (46) and private sector employee Omar Anthony Samuels (46) are facing money laundering charges “following a complex and protracted investigation” by the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission.
In a release issued Friday, 14 June, the Anti-Corruption Commission said Linwood, a former public officer employed in the Department of Environmental Health, had been charged with five counts, including breach of trust contrary to section 13 of the Anti-Corruption Act (2019 Revision).
He has also been charged with obtaining property by deception, contrary to Section 247(1) of the Penal Code (2020 Revision), and being concerned in a money laundering arrangement, contrary to Section 134 (1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act (2020 Revision); acquiring criminal property, contrary to section 135 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (2020 Revision); and transferring criminal property, contrary to Section 133 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (2020 Revision).
Samuels, also of George Town, has been charged with obtaining property by deception, contrary to Section 247(1) of the Penal Code (2020 Revision).
He is also charged with being concerned in a money laundering arrangement, contrary to section 134 (1) Proceeds of Crime Act (2020 Revision).
The Anti-Corruption Commission said at this time, no further information would be released.
Both men will appear in Court at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.