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Crypto fugitive SBF gets January bail date

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Crypto fugitive SBF gets January bail date

NASSAU- Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, will appear before a judge on January 17, 2023 for bail.

The disgraced cryptocurrency mogul will spend the holidays behind bars after his lawyers did not seek an expedited emergency bail hearing.

Bankman-Fried, who is nicknamed SBF, is fighting extradition to New York, where he is accused of eight counts of fraud, including lying to investors and violating US campaign finance law.

Bankman-Fried was arrested at his penthouse in the exclusive Albany community on Monday after US prosecutors requested his extradition.

He was denied bail on Tuesday after Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt deemed him a flight risk.

Justice Jeanine Weech-Gomez will hear his bail application after the opening of the Legal Year.

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Cop, cousin accused of murder plot

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Cop, cousin accused of murder plot

NASSAU – A cop and a man on bail for murder have been charged in connection to a shooting that left a man dead.

Corporal Darren Davis and his cousin Stephon Davis are accused of conspiring to murder Jayson Whitfield on December 2.

The day after the alleged plot, Whitfield, the officer’s alleged romantic rival, was found shot dead in Garden Hills.

Police are still looking for the person who pulled the trigger.

The men will remain in custody unless granted bail by a Supreme Court judge. A bail hearing is set for next week.

Officer accused of love-rival’s murder fired

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Officer accused of love-rival’s murder fired

NASSAU- A police officer accused of arranging the murder of his romantic rival has been fired, officials said.

The former corporal and a relative, who is on bail for murder, are expected to make their first court appearance on Monday in relation to the December 3 murder of 43-year-old Jayson Whitfield. He was shot multiple times in the head in Garden Hills.

The officer of 25 years was arrested on the job at the Magistrates’ Court Complex on December 5.

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Man, woman quizzed over stabbing murder

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Man, woman quizzed over stabbing murder

NASSAU – A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death at his home.

Police are questioning them about the December 7 murder of 40-year-old Eric Pyfrom, who was killed following at argument at his home in Pinewood Gardens.

Man stole $7k from job to buy used car

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Man stole $7k from job to buy used car

NASSAU- A 25-year-old Sandals employee stole $7,278.36 from the company’s safe and used most of the cash to buy a used car.

Rashad Kevin Taylor’s boss called in cops after he confessed to the crime this week.

Taylor, who worked as a general cashier, said he desperately needed a car. So, he stole to fund the purchase of a 2011 Suzuki Swift.

He pleaded guilty to charges of stealing by reason of employment and money laundering at an arraignment before Magistrate Kendra Kelly.

The magistrate fined Taylor $4,000, with the option of serving eight months’ imprisonment instead. He was also ordered to repay the stolen cash.

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Cops appeal for tips after passport worker shot dead

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Cops appeal for tips after passport worker shot dead

NASSAU- Police are trying to figure out who killed passport office worker Jayson Whitfield—and why.

The 43-year-old was found shot to death in a government-owned car on Crocus Avenue in Garden Hills Number 3 around 7:30am on December 3.

Investigators don’t know what led up to the shooting and they’re asking members of the public to assist.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers at 328-8477.

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Ex-lifer accused of running over cop with car

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Ex-lifer accused of running over cop with car

NASSAU- The man who police say ran over a policeman with his car at Arawak Cay was released from prison last year after his life sentence was commuted.

Prosecutors say Cyril Liston Gaitor, 56, seriously injured Constable 4384 Antonio Bethel when he hit him with his car on November 29.

Gaitor has denied charges of grievous harm, assault with a deadly instrument and resisting arrest in connection with the incident.

Gaitor’s bail was set at $5,000 and he was directed to return to court on April 11, 2023 for trial.

In 1991, Gaitor was among three gunmen who ambushed a customs officer and his escorts, a police officer and customs guard, as they took $15,440 in customs duties to a bank at the Nassau International Airport.

Gaitor and his accomplices were convicted in 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder and 25 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery.

Gaitor was released from prison on August 31, 2021 after his life sentence was commuted.

Since his release, Gaitor has been accused of shop breaking and stealing. That case is still pending.

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Man cleared of murder charged in deadly shooting

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Man cleared of murder charged in deadly shooting

NASSAU- The man accused of the fatal shooting of Geovanny Lafleur was released from prison three years ago after his conviction for a 2012 murder was overturned on appeal.

Glenardo Johnson, 26, is charged with the murder of Lafleur, who was shot in the head by a passenger on his Route 15a bus on October 4.

Authorities believe Johnson blasted Lafleur before he got off the bus on Robinson Road. At the time of the incident, Lafleur was on bail for a murder and three attempted murders that stemmed from a 2015 shooting.

Johnson was denied bail when he made an initial appearance before the chief magistrate. Johnson said he feared for his safety while in custody because Lafleur was the leader of the Fire and Theft gang.

At age 16, Johnson was accused of the June 13, 2012 contract killing of Owen Rose at Washington Street.

Johnson was convicted in 2015 and sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment.

However, the conviction was quashed in December 2019 after the appellate court ruled his alleged confession inadmissible.

Man accused of raping woman who accepted ride

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Man accused of raping woman who accepted ride

NASSAU- Police have charged a man who they say raped a woman after giving her a ride.

Prosecutors say 26-year-old Patrick Lewis raped the 31-year-old woman on November 25.

Lewis didn’t have to enter a plea to the rape charge when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

He was remanded to prison and will have to seek bail in the Supreme Court.

Lewis is next due in court in February 2023.

Probation for man who beat up girlfriend at work

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Probation for man who beat up girlfriend at work

NASSAU- A jealous man who beat up his girlfriend in her office has been placed on probation for six months.

Anthony Thompson, 40, admitted to attacking the woman while visiting her at the bank where she works on November 10.

The court heard that Thompson flew into a jealous rage after the 37-year-old left the office to get an item from her ex-boyfriend.

When she returned to her office, the man unleashed a flurry of blows on her, causing her to scream for help.

Thompson was charged with assault several days after the incident.

Magistrate Shaka Serville ordered Thompson to take anger management classes during the probationary period.

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