June 17, 2015
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Corporal charged with corruption remanded |
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A police corporal was yesterday arrested in a sting operation by members of the Major Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) on reasonable suspicion of breaches of the Corruption (Prevention) Act. Reports are that last Saturday, a gentleman who resides overseas visited the Rockfort Police Station and filed a Missing Person's Report. He returned to the police station the next day to follow up on the investigation, when the Corporal, 38, allegedly solicited and accepted $14,000 from him in order to locate the missing person. THE STAR gathered that yesterday, it is also alleged that the accused contacted the gentleman and solicited an additional $15,000. A report was made to MOCA and a sting operation conducted, where the accused was searched and the money found on his person. He was placed in custody pending further investigations. |
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