Court Sentences Former Turks and Caicos Premier to Four Years in Corruption Case
A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentenced former Premier Michael Misick to four years and 26 days in prison after his conviction on bribery charges. Two other defendants in the same case also received prison terms.
winnipegfreepress.comA court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentenced former Premier Michael Misick to four years and 26 days in prison on Friday after convicting him on three counts of bribery. The case centered on allegations that Misick misused public funds and profited from the sale of government-owned land to developers. He was arrested in Brazil in December 2012 after his asylum application there was denied.
All three defendants were taken into custody after the verdicts and are expected to appeal. Michael Misick left office in 2009 after Britain assumed direct control of the territory's government and suspended its constitution amid widespread corruption allegations. Direct rule ended in November 2012 following new elections.
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