A former civil servant and a George Town man have been charged for money laundering-related offences, the Anti-Corruption Commission has confirmed.
Maxwell Renal Linwood, a former Department of Environmental Health employee, and Omar Anthony Samuels, employed in the private sector, both age 46, were charged following a “complex and protracted investigation”, the Anti-Corruption Commission said in a statement Friday.
Linwood, the statement said, was charged with five offences, including breach of trust, obtaining property by deception, being concerned in a money laundering arrangement, acquiring criminal property and transferring criminal property.
ACC investigators have charged Samuels with two offences, obtaining property by deception and being concerned in a money laundering arrangement.
The charges were filed under the ACC Act, Penal Code and Proceeds of Crime Act.
Both men are expected to appear in court on Tuesday, 25 June.
The ACC declined to release any further information on the case at this time.
The circumstances surrounding the arrest and nature of the transactions that led to the charges were not disclosed.
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