A Bath Estate woman is now in police custody on suspicion of money laundering, however, she has not been charged yet.
The police say she was arrested after a search resulted in the discovery and seizure of $92,130.
The name of the woman has not been released since she has not been charged with any crime.
Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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What about that prominent Dominican walking around with .5 million some time ago that the bank was reluctant to deposit for him? Is he being investigated? Give me a break.
What is $92,000.00 ec dollars, this is money
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/17/chinese-official-who-had-24m-cash-in-his-house-given-suspended-death-sentence
How did the police know she had that amount of money? Who is she? What does she do? Is she a business person?
Not yet charged? I suppose she is being interrogated.
Police, I hope you enlighten nationals about this.
Good point Anna
Wait hold up , stop stop stop, so i can be arrested too?
i dont trust banks and i been hiding my money under my bed, plus my aunt and uncle been sending me some cash now and then. for the past 10 years .
Ive got about 80Gs…
Where is my money safe? Bank taking their share, people tiefing it now police a harrass it.
In bygone years there were no banks and so ancestors kept their money at home.
If a fire broke out in your home you could lose all your money unless you have a fire-proof safe. What if someone stole it? It will be your loss.
Banks are the safest place. We are told to check our bank accounts frequently. If your money was stolen, you could immediately report it. The bank must reimburse you.
You should not confide in any one about that whether you keep the money in your home or not.
If you use ATM’s be careful. The bank has directives on how to keep your money safe and when you access ATM’s. I do my best to be extra careful.
As for banking On-Line, I heard a hacker who was imprisoned stated through the Media, people are foolish to bank On-Line. I take note of what I hear and read.
Keep your money safe and keep safe.
By the way, some people keep their money at home so that they do not have to report it on their income tax return and to pay income tax on it.
Give the woman back her money!!!!!!!! This is BS.
Is it now a crime to have $92,000.00 in cash in your home in Dominica?
Say for instance – this lady distrust banks or don’t to put all her eggs in one basket – and decides to save $100.00 a week at home – and – let us say she has done so for the last – let say 18 years – she would now have the equivalent of $92,000.00 at home – – – is that a crime? No.
Arresting her and questioning her because she has $92,000.00 is not good police work, and most likely an illegal arrest.
Arresting her because of an underlining crime is being investigated which leads to the discovery of $92,000.00 would be better police work.
1. What is the probable cause to search the lady’s home? 2. Is there evidence or reasonable suspicions that she has committed a crime? 3. Was the money discovered during the investigation of an alleged crime?
If no to each of those 3 questions – the police are illegally detaining and question the lady.
I tend to understand where the people are coming from when they don’t agree to the police picking up this woman. They justify by pointing to Government operatives and Party Hacks doing same and worse in some cases.
That is just one negative side effect of a corrupt government; even justice can’t be effectively dispensed. Dominicans must remember the Power remains with them, the PEOPLE..get rid of them corrupt heads, only in place to please their gains..
Now Dominicans crying is one set they arresting
Only some to eat………Girl im praying for you.
Is she working and where? Why would a business woman have all that cash at home. Can she give an account of that money. These young women are lazy and greedy. Go and look for hard work to do and get a reasonable salary.
For a search to be conducted then there must have been suspicion of a crime being committed. The money being found and the possible money laundering charge is Collateral damage on what they were initially investigating. Hence the reason why the lady has not been charged with any crime yet. They must be still investigating.
All crime is crime. We cannot ask the police to watch some and leave the rest. Let them attempt to do their jobs.
And they are saying the country is hard?
What is ninety two thousand dollars that’s just pocket change
It is more that the $50,000 reward offered for the stolen Rolexes. I got lambasted by saying the reward wasnt much considering relative value of stolen property plus implications of discovery after giving testimony without guaranteed anonimity.
Maybe some of those detractors will realise that in reality the reward is a pittance.
However, this report is clearly incomplete as it states no reason for the police search in the first place. There is also no law or limit to the amount of cash a person can have at home.
Hence, the presumtion of innocence must be upheld unless there is conclusive evidence to prove this lady has obtained the money through illegal actions.
Really?! Well for me that is more than what I will get for my gratuity after working in the govt service for comeh years….So that is not pocket change for me.
You cannot arrest someone for money laundering if there was not a predicate crime committed. In other words if you cannot prove that the money came from a criminal activity then there is no money laundering going on. Not because the person have cash that means they are laundering money. And why are you all going after this poor person. The number of officials that receive bribes in brown paper bags and all you know about it and do nothing under the money laundering crime. For all you information bribery is a crime if you pay a kickback to get a government job that is a crime and this is wide spread in the country.
Which part of “in police custody on suspicion of money laundering” don’t you sundress?
‘sundress’?????? don’t you need a hat to go with that?
Can any body spell mi-nis-try and pubic-wirks?? It’s alleged that Nuff bribery took place there over the past 5yrs.
Always Assertive!
As I read the comments and not the news item, I suddenly had flashback of three men in suits with matching briefcases on the stairs of an airplane and on the ground. Reminds me of the game show where the contestants and the audience had to guess the value in the each case. Never knew what was in these briefcases the gentlemen had maybe just something to match their suits as women wear purses to match their outfits.
So what this lady cannot have all dat money at her home then? The amount of money particular persons just have at her home.. So is cuz this lady from bath esate then. Awa WI..
Why thé raison of arresting her.if she do comit nô crime.but all u un that country there.so thé malere canot have a money.uf je have it is à crime.and skerrit Can teeth dominicains money .dont worry when he Will not bé prime minister again all u Will see.but it Will bé to late.
the woman has been saving her money, instead of putting it in the bank
Ya man tell me more 92000 dollars only a stupid person would have that much money in the house if it was clean, i could smell a rat and that smell is very strong.
I wonder how much cash you might find in the homes of some ministers?
IKR.. JUST LOOK AT WELLS FARGO.. BANK EMPLOYEES STEALING PEOPLE MONEY NOW,, I AGREE WITH HER
Give me a break! Charged for having $92K when so many Party operatives are seen blinging thousands and in some cases, millions of dollars. Is it true that a private sector company was given $500K to bail it out from bad management?
I hope they free up the woman and allow her to take care of her family or business. All kinds of hacks are making millions on the sale of passports, one is building a resort and they arrest a woman for $92K.
If you were listening to parliament you would not ask that question.