Topic: Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks
Appeal court agrees with 14-year sentence
Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks did not succeed in getting his convictions or 14-year sentence overturned when he appeared before the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal on Thursday.
‘Appalling record for dishonesty’: 14 years for status scammer
Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks received prison terms totaling 14 years on Thursday after a jury found him guilty earlier this week of 26 counts of obtaining property by deception and one count of theft of a passport. The final sentence was 12 years, nine months.
Cabinet allowed immigration scammer to remain in Cayman
Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who was convicted Tuesday of taking money from victims he conned in an immigration status scam, had been given special permission to remain and work in the Cayman Islands by Cabinet in early 2012.
Jury returns 27 guilty verdicts in Cayman status trial
Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks was remanded in custody shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday following a series of guilty verdicts to 26 charges of obtaining property by deception and one charge of theft of a passport.
Jury in status scam trial told not to speculate
Justice Michael Wood began his summing up on Monday in the trial of Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who has pleaded not guilty to 27 counts of obtaining property by deception and one count of theft of a passport.
Judge to sum up Caymanian status scam trial
Justice Michael Wood is scheduled to begin summing up the evidence in the trial of Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks on Monday morning. He told jurors he planned to send them out to consider their verdicts on Tuesday morning. Trial began the week of Oct. 10, with Ebanks facing 27 charges of obtaining property by deception.
Defendant says status seekers threatened his life
Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks continued to take money from people by representing that it was for Caymanian status or permanent residence even after he suspected the offer was a scam, he told a court on Tuesday.
Deputy governor gives evidence in status scam trial
Franz Manderson, deputy governor of the Cayman Islands, gave evidence Tuesday in the trial of Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who is accused of being involved in an immigration scam.
Immigration scam case: Former press secretary to McKeeva testifies
Charles Glidden, former press secretary to the premier from 2010 to 2013, gave evidence last week in the trial of Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who is accused of collecting $164,700 largely by falsely representing that cash was required as payment for a legitimate grant of Caymanian status or permanent residency.
