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Former housing trust chairman acquitted of corruption charges

After two days of deliberations, jurors today acquitted former National Housing Development Trust chairman Geoffry Ebanks of charges of breach of trust and conflict of interest.

No verdict yet in breach of trust case

Senior public officer Geoffry Ebanks will have to wait at least another day to learn his fate as jurors did not reach a verdict by end of day Wednesday on charges of breach of trust and conflict of interest.

Trial wraps for former housing trust chairman

While both the prosecution and defence attorneys in the breach of trust trial of Geoffry Ebanks agreed he is no 'evil mastermind', that was where their common ground ended as they made their closing arguments on Monday.

‘I may have made a mistake’, says ex-housing boss in breach of trust trial

The former chair of Cayman's National Housing Development Trust has admitted he made a mistake when he diverted five dozen truckloads of fill material to land in which he had a vested interest. 

Housing trust board ‘surprised’ by conflict of interest rumours

A former National Housing Development Trust board member told the court they were caught off guard and left scrambling to separate fact from fiction when media reports surfaced of a potential conflict of interest with the then board chairman.

Trial begins for former housing trust chairman

Former National Housing Development Trust chairman Geoffry William Ebanks is on trial for breach of trust and conflict of interest in relation to 60 truckloads of cleared vegetation that he diverted to properties belonging to him and his father.

Jury conflicts delay trial of former housing trust chairman

The trial of former National Housing Development Trust chairman Geoffry Ebanks has been delayed after potential conflicts with jurors were raised at the opening of the trial on Thursday, 1 Feb.

Guilty cop was messenger for murderous ‘West Bay God’

"Why would a police officer have stored in his phone the number of a known criminal who was widely regarded as the God of West Bay? Better still, why would he then refer to him in text messages as 'family'?"
Cayman’s courts have ramped up their emergency contingency plan to counter COVID-19 issues.

Witness says former cop and convicted murderer were associates

The prosecution continues to mount its case against former auxiliary constable Courtney Levy, who they say breached the public’s trust in an attempt to obstruct justice to protect his alleged associate, Roger Bush, who has since been convicted of murder.

Murder case witness says former police officer intimidated her into silence

A woman told the Grand Court that she was threatened into silence by an auxiliary police constable, days after her stepson was gunned down in a hail of bullets by his own father.

Former Housing Trust chairman denies charges in removal-of-fill case

Former National Housing Development Trust chairman Geoffry Ebanks has denied charges in relation to dozens of truckloads of fill that disappeared under his watch during a government project earlier this year.

Former Housing Trust chairman Geoffry Ebanks charged in removal-of-fill case

Geoffry Ebanks, the now former chairman of the Cayman Islands National Housing Development Trust, has been charged with breach of trust and conflict of interest in relation to the removal of fill from a government housing site, the Anti-Corruption Commission has announced.

Court re-imposes order not to name cop in witness intimidation case

The Summary Court has issued a gag order on naming an auxiliary constable charged with obstructing the course of justice in relation to allegations of intimidation of a key witness in a murder case.

Police support staffer pleads not guilty to breach of trust

A support staff member of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service who is alleged to have accessed a police database illegally has appeared before the Summary Court on a charge of breach of trust.

Jail term and suspended sentence in drivers’ licence corruption case

On Friday, two people were sentenced at the Grand Court following their conviction for involvement in the "widespread abuse" of the issuance of drivers’ licenses by a former member of the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL).

DPP staffer acquitted of breach of trust charge

A staff member of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has been acquitted of a single charge of breach of trust.

DPP staffer on trial for breach of trust

The trial opened Tuesday of a staff member in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions charged with breach of trust.

Department of Public Prosecution staffer charged with breach of trust

The Anti-Corruption Commission has charged a staff member at the Department of Public Prosecutions with breach of trust.  

Rum Point home robbery breach of trust, court says

The robbery of a home where the defendant had earlier been hired to carry out some work was a breach of trust, acting Grand Court judge Dame Linda Dobbs said in handing down a sentence of 11 years imprisonment on Thursday.

Police employee misses court date

Two civilian employees of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service were due in Summary Court on Tuesday on charges that included breach of trust, but only one appeared.

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