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The Supreme Court delayed sentencing of a career conman yesterday after he claimed his victims thought they had made investments in the drug trade. Jonathan Ratteray, 32, from Smith’s, was scheduled to be sentenced for multiple counts of dishonesty. ...

Three men who denied charges relating to bank fraud will get a trial date after they waited for more than six months. Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe ordered Eldon Robinson, Tiberiu Gavrila and Radu Asavei to appear in Magistrates’ Court on August 12 t...

A man from the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten denied four charges of bank fraud. Angelo Toussay, 35, pleaded not guilty to stealing $2,350 from HSBC and an attempt to steal a further $8,590. The offences are alleged to have happened between July 20...

A serial conman has admitted defrauding a man of more than $6,000. Jonathan Ratteray, 32, from Smith’s, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of fraudulent inducement to invest. The Supreme Court heard that Ratteray convinced Che Powell to invest $6,6...

Two Bulgarian men denied charges relating to bank-card fraud in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Vladimir Vasilev, 31, pleaded not guilty to having a machine designed to make false credit cards for the purpose of stealing money. Nikola Aleksandrov, 40, ...

A New Jersey man was fined $16,000 after he offered to pay off a customs officer who found drugs on him. Paul Rodrigues, who is understood to be a prison guard in the United States, admitted having a quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingre...

Criminal charges involving $1.8 million have been approved against the former chief financial officer of a Bermudian-based reinsurance company, it was revealed yesterday. Yuval Abraham, who worked at Hiscox and whose whereabouts are unknown, faces ei...

Police have launched an international manhunt for a Bermudian-based international life insurance company owner accused of investor fraud involving millions of dollars. Ramesh Dusoruth, owner of St George’s Ltd, faces a charge of fraudulent inducement...

an you catch a catfish? This week I am following up my article on overcoming loneliness with some words of caution about online social networks. If you were paying attention last week you will notice that I made no mention of online dating as a poss...

Police have warned the public to be wary of online scams which pose as legitimate investment opportunities. A police spokesman said officers recently received reports of a scam that involved digital currency in which the website used to trade the ele...

If you ask any politician what is the most common question that they are asked, it will be without a doubt something along the lines of: “I am looking for a job. Can you help me out?” Unfortunately, we all know someone who is either underemployed or ...

The Bermuda Police Service issued a warning reminding online shoppers to be cautious of unknown sellers offering merchandise. Caution should also be extended to companies offering gifts and anyone requesting payments through a free e-mail address suc...