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ALMOST 20 new charges were laid against former finance minister Brian Kuei Tung and other businessmen yesterday, arising from continuing investigations into the Piarco Airport Development Project. Following is a list of the charges in relation to each accused person:

BRIAN KUEI TUNG was charged that:

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago by himself corruptly received for himself from Northern Construction Ltd an advantage in the sum of $80,000, namely payment of a VISA credit card account in the name of Brian Kuei Tung and Ellen Kuei Tung at RBTT Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago by himself corruptly received for himself from Northern Construction Ltd a reward in the sum $50,000, namely a deposit to an account in his name at RBTT Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago by himself from Northern Construction Ltd an advantage in the sum of $150,000, namely payment of a VISA credit card account in his name at First Citizens Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between February 1, 2000, and August 17, 2000, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere, by himself corruptly received for himself from Northern Construction Ltd an advantage, namely the payment of the sum of US$335,000 to Leslie Florez, an attorney, in Florida, which was used by Leslie Florez, together with a further sum of US$465,000, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a manner in which a public body namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987; and

between October 27, 1998, and November 27, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago by himself corruptly received for his own use a gift from Northern Construction Ltd, namely air conditioners to the value of $77,480, on account of Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to

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the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a manner in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987.

ISHWAR GALBARANSINGH, AMRITH MAHARAJ AND AN UNIDENTIFIED COMPANY are jointly charged that:

between July 8, 1999, and December 10, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago corruptly gave to Sadiq Baksh, an agent, consideration to the value of $2,592,012, being the payment of a debt owed by the United National Congress to Diversified Communications Ltd as an inducement for the said Sadiq Baksh favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the business of his principal, namely the State, in the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco contrary to Section 4 (b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago corruptly gave to Brian Kuei Tung an advantage in the sum of $80,000, namely payment of a VISA credit card account in the name of Brian Kuei Tung and Ellen Kuei Tung at RBTT Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring to forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago corruptly gave to Brian Kuei Tung a reward in the sum $50,000, namely a deposit to an account in his name at RBTT Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 26, 1999, and August 31, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago corruptly gave to Brian Kuei Tung an advantage in the sum of $150,000, namely payment of a VISA credit card account in the name of Brian Kuei Tung at First Citizens Bank Ltd, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between February 1, 2000, and August 16, 2000, acting together with STEVE FERGUSON, in Trinidad and Tobago with intent to defraud obtained from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago the sum of US$2,100,000 by falsely pretending that Optimus Equipment Supply Co Ltd had carried out work as a sub-contractor to Northern Construction Ltd in connection with the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Larceny Act, Chap 11:12;

between February 1, 2000, and August 15, 2000, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere, corruptly gave an advantage to Brian Kuei Tung namely the sum of US$335,000 to Leslie Florez, an attorney in Florida, on behalf of Brian Kuei Tung, to purchase two properties known as: (1) 19355 Turnberry Way, unit TH6, Aventura, FL 33004 USA, and (2) 600 North Victoria Park Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33004 USA, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between August 20, 2000, and February 1, 2001, in Trinidad and Tobago with intent to defraud obtained from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago the sum of US$1,728,740 by falsely pretending that Empresas Sudamericanas SA and Techton Inc had carried out work to that value as sub-contractors to Northern Construction Ltd in connection with the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Larceny Act, Chap 11:12; and

between October 27, 1998, and November 27, 1999, in Trinidad and Tobago corruptly gave a gift to Brian Kuei Tung, namely air conditioners to the value of $77,480, on account of Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a manner in which a public body, namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987.

ISHWAR GALBARANSINGH is further charged that:

between June 1, 2001, and June 30, 2001, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere did corruptly receive the sum of US$318,000 having reasonable grounds to suspect that the said sum of US$318,000 represented in part the proceeds to Northern Construction Ltd for a specified offence, namely that Ishwar Galbaransingh, Amrith Maharaj, Steve Ferguson, and Northern Construction Ltd between February 1, 2000, and August 16, 2000, in Trinidad and Tobago with intent to defraud obtained from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago the sum of US$2,100,000 by falsely pretending that Optimus Equipment Supply Co Ltd had carried out work as a sub-contractor to Northern Construction Ltd in connection with the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Larceny Act, Chap 11:12;

STEVE FERGUSON is charged that:

between February 1, 2000, and August 15, 2000, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere, corruptly gave an advantage to Brian Kuei Tung namely the sum of US$465,000 to Leslie Florez, an attorney in Florida, on behalf of Brian Kuei Tung, to purchase two properties known as: (1) 19355 Turnberry Way, unit TH6, Aventura, FL 33004 USA, and (2) 600 North Victoria Park Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33004 USA, on account of the said Brian Kuei Tung, an agent, favouring or forbearing to disfavour the interests of Northern Construction Ltd in relation to the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, a matter in which a public body namely the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago was concerned, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1987;

between June 1, 2000, and August 1, 2001, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere did corruptly receive the sum of US$1,518,000 having reasonable grounds to suspect that the said sum of US$1,518,000 represented in part the proceeds to Northern Construction Ltd a specified offence, namely that Ishwar Galbaransingh, Amrith Maharaj, Steve Ferguson and Northern Construction Ltd between February 1, 2000, and August 16, 2000, in Trinidad and Tobago with intent to defraud obtained from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago the sum of US$2,100,000 by falsely pretending that Optimus Equipment Supply Co Ltd had carried out work as a sub-contractor to Northern Construction Ltd in connection with the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, contrary to Section 46 of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000; and

between August 21, 2000, and January 31, 2001, in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere did corruptly receive the sum of US$1,728,740 having reasonable grounds to suspect that the said sum of US$1,728,740 represented in whole the proceeds to Northern Construction Ltd for a specified offence, namely that Ishwar Galbaransingh, Amrith Maharaj, and Northern Construction Ltd between August 20, 2000, and February 1, 2001, in Trinidad and Tobago with intent to defraud obtained from the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago the sum of US$1,728,740 by falsely pretending that Empresas Sudamericanas SA and Techton Inc had carried out work to that value as sub-contractors to Northern Construction Ltd in connection with the New Terminal Development Project at Piarco Airport, contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Larceny Act, Chap 11:12.

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