{"id":7532,"date":"2010-04-09T11:35:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=7532"},"modified":"2010-04-09T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T21:05:25","slug":"human-traffickers-to-pay-heavy-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/human-traffickers-to-pay-heavy-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Human traffickers to pay heavy fines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two men accused of human trafficking were fined thousands of dollars by Magistrate Ossie Lewis today.<\/p>\n

Clive Joseph, of Picard and Francis George of Lagoon had initially pleaded guilty to their offense on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

They were caught by coast guard officers illegally transporting 10 Haitian nationals in a boat out of Dominica on April 1, about six miles southwest of Scottshead, heading in the direction of Martinique.<\/p>\n

Joseph, who was the captain of the vessel, was fined $20,000, of which he is to pay a first installment of $5,000 by June 15, 2010 or spend a year in jail. The balance of $15,000 was ordered to be paid by March 15, 2011 or he spends another 18 months in prison.<\/p>\n

George however, was fined $10,000. He was ordered to pay an initial $3,000 of the sum by June 15, 2010, or in default he will face nine months in prison. The remainder of the fine is expected to be paid by March 31, 2011 or George spends an additional 12 months in jail.<\/p>\n

According to the facts of the case, Joseph and George were paid to assist the immigrants\u2019 travel to Martinique.<\/p>\n

Defense lawyer Julien Prevost had told the court at the previous hearing that a Haitian female aboard the white and blue \u201cPrecious Sasha\u201d vessel was ill and seeking medical attention in Martinique.<\/p>\n

The 10 Haitians were released after accused of attempting to leave the island illegally.<\/p>\n

Lennox Lawrence represented five defendants, while Dawn Yearwood-Stewart and Prevost defended one each.<\/p>\n

Hermisha Rolle, Staff reporter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two men accused of human trafficking were fined thousands of dollars by Magistrate Ossie Lewis today. Clive Joseph, of Picard and Francis George of Lagoon had initially pleaded guilty to their offense on Tuesday morning. 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