By Sue-Ann Wayow
A HUSBAND and wife, who are police officers, have been charged with gambling and money laundering.
WPC Cowie Simone Massy, 31, last attached to the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Region Three and her husband, PC Andrew Peters, 43, last attached to the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) were granted $100,000 bail each with a surety on Tuesday by Justice of the Peace Stephen Young.
The couple was charged with the offences on Monday following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated.
They were jointly charged with using their premises as a common gaming house for the purpose of illegal gambling, money laundering in the sum of $240, money laundering in the sum of $280 and money laundering in the sum of $1,658.
An exercise was conducted by officers of the PSB on Friday, which was spearheaded by W/Snr Supt Martin, supervised by Insp Narine and included detectives acting Sgt Mohammed, acting Cpl Bernard and acting Cpl Joefield and Legal Officer Bain, which led to their arrest.
A search warrant was executed at their residence in Chaguanas and a number of items were allegedly seized including the gambling machines.
The couple will appear before a Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to answer to four charges of gambling and money laundering.
Fireman charged with forgery
And a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) with 16 years’ service was granted bail with a surety in the sum of $10,000 by a Justice of the Peace.
Marlon Octava, 42, was charged on Monday with forgery of a document and uttering a forged document.
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday when he will appear before a Princes Town Magistrate.
It is alleged that the accused went to a commercial bank in Rio Claro on September 1, 2020, with the view of obtaining a loan.
In support of the application, he tendered to bank personnel, a letter of non-indebtedness from a credit union, along with other documents.
During the vetting stage of the application, the letter was found to have never originated from the credit union and subsequently deemed to be fraudulent.
A report was made to the Fraud Squad’s South Office and an investigation into the matter was launched.
Octava was arrested on Monday and charged by acting Cpl Ramdial on that same date, with the two offences.
Investigations were supervised by Snr Supt Groome, Suptn Reuben, ASP Lutchman, acting Insp Bachoo and acting Sgt Bassarath, all of the Fraud Squad.
