Seven more people, including three immigration officials, were charged this week in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation at the Immigration Department. All charges were filed under the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Law.
This action brings to five the number of immigration officials who have been charged in the probe. These latest charges come after two suspended immigration staffers and a local resident were charged with committing a fraud on the Cayman Islands government.
A total of 10 people have now been charged in connection with the Anti-Corruption Commission’s probe. All five public officers charged in connection with the alleged fraud are Caymanian while the five other people charged in the case are foreign nationals from Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has made no statement about the specific nature of the allegations against the seven now charged in connection with the fraud investigation, however it has been suggested that the charges relate to bribes paid to officials in exchange for various services provided by the Immigration Department.
