On Wednesday, law enforcement in Barbados, arrested and charged Former Minister of Industry, International Business and Commerce, Donville Inniss, who delivered a lengthy and passionate plea in a United States Federal Court in New York, saying that for the past 32 months he had endured public humiliation, immeasurable pain, financial ruin, poor health, and shattered relationships. Inniss, 55, also apologized to his family, friends, political colleagues, and the citizens of Barbados for bringing himself and the country into disrepute. Reading from a written document and sitting at the bar table next to his attorney, he spoke of life from his childhood to an adult, highlighting his achievements and the hallmark of his political career when he became a Member of Parliament. He said he had now become the first person in Barbados to be convicted under the 1929 Prevention of Corruption Act. Rijock told Q95 FM on Wednesday, that this marks a signal for some corrupt government officials through the eastern Caribbean, that whenever they commit crimes of money laundering, fraud, and theft – they will not get away from international law authorities. Kenneth Rijock explains Donville Inniss got lucky that the court did not rule with the full extent of the law bringing a possible 20-year sentence to 2 years in prison. Financial Crime Consultant, Kenneth Rijock
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