Topic: Michelle Bouchard
Court orders Michelle Bouchard to pay $2M to elderly victim’s estate
Michelle Bouchard, who was jailed in 2016 for stealing from her elderly boyfriend, has been ordered to sell property and jewellery to pay his estate back more than $2 million.
Court rejects Bouchard’s application to appeal ‘out of time’
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal dismissed an application by Michelle Bouchard to appeal convictions for theft of more than $2.23 million, noting that the appeal was filed one year and 321 days out of time.
Bouchard ordered to pay $2.23 million
Michelle Bouchard, who was found guilty two years ago of stealing money from an elderly man she had been living with, was ordered on Wednesday to pay more than $2.23 million to the man or his estate.
Lawyer: Bouchard willing to hand over assets
A closed-doors conference was set for Tuesday to work out details of how much money would be confiscated from convicted thief Michelle Bouchard in restitution for the family of her elderly victim, attorneys said Monday during a Cayman Islands Court of Appeal hearing.
Bouchard sentence reduced by two years
A woman convicted of stealing an estimated $1.9 million in cash and property from an elderly Australian man she befriended had her 12-year prison sentence reduced to 10 years by the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal on Monday afternoon.
Bouchard, Aspinall sentences to go before Court of Appeal
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear arguments next week concerning the sentences of Michelle Bouchard and Robert Aspinall, who are serving terms of imprisonment for theft.
Family seeks to protect Aussie millionaire’s Cayman property
The daughter of Australian multimillionaire James Bruce Handford has applied to the Cayman Islands Grand Court to request that Mr. Handford’s remaining properties here be placed into receivership at the direction of the court.
Bouchard sentenced to 12 years
Michelle Bouchard was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday after a Grand Court jury found her guilty of 25 out of 26 charges of dishonesty.
BREAKING: Judge sentences Bouchard to 12 years
A Grand Court jury found Michelle Bouchard guilty of theft and other charges Thursday morning.
Jury retires to deliberate in Bouchard trial
A Grand Court jury of four men and three women retired Wednesday afternoon to consider evidence in the trial of Michelle Bouchard.
Defense: Bouchard journals ‘confessional’
The Crown and defense wrapped up their closing statements in Michelle Bouchard’s theft trial Tuesday, both referring at times to the defendant’s journal, extracts of which had been read out in court earlier.
Bouchard tells court letter to Handford was ‘not a contract’
A letter she wrote to James Bruce Handford on May 28, 2010 was “not a contract,” Michelle Bouchard told the court on Monday.
Crown queries defendant’s claim of being engaged
When her trial enters its third week on Monday, Michelle Bouchard is scheduled to continue being questioned by lead prosecutor Simon Russell-Flint.
Bouchard says she became engaged to her alleged victim
Michelle Bouchard and the man she is accused of stealing from became engaged in early 2012, she told Justice Paul Worsley on Thursday.
Diary tells of Bouchard’s hopes for wealth, stability
Gratitude, concerns about financial security and sexual intimacy were themes repeated in diaries Michelle Bouchard kept from January 2010.
Joint account transfers raised ‘red flags,’ court hears
The personal banker of an elderly customer told jurors “red flags” were raised when Michelle Bouchard transferred large amounts of money out of the joint account she held with the man from whom she is accused of stealing more than $2 million.
Daughter of alleged victim testifies in $2M theft trial
The daughter of millionaire James Bruce Handford, from whom defendant Michelle Bouchard is accused of stealing more than $2 million, told a Grand Court jury that her father contacted police after examining joint accounts he held with Bouchard in 2012.
Elderly theft case: Signature not genuine, expert says
Forensic document examiner Frank Norwich told jurors in the trial of Michelle Bouchard Thursday that a signature he was asked to examine was not genuine.
Elderly theft case trial gets under way
Trial began in Grand Court this week for Michelle Bouchard, who is accused of stealing money from an elderly man over a two-year period.
