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Turks and Caicos “Open for Business” After Melissa

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The Turks and Caicos Islands are once again fully open for business following the passage of Tropical Storm conditions from Hurricane Melissa. Experience Turks and Caicos, the destination’s exclusive tourism authority, confirmed that operations have resumed smoothly across all islands. Government officials issued an All-Clear notice, allowing for the full reopening of businesses, resorts, and […]

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David Smith Applies for Parole

Above: David Smith By Alexander Britell David Smith, who led the OLINT Ponzi scheme in Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands, has applied for parole, Caribbean Journal has learned. Smith is currently serving a 6.5-year sentence in Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. Turks and Caicos Parole Board Secretary Teresa Williams […]

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Inside David Smith's OLINT Sentence

By Robert Di Pano United States authorities are now seeking restitution and asset forfeiture from failed OLINT Ponzi schemer David Smith after his 30-year prison sentence for wire fraud and money laundering was announced Aug. 11. US Federal District Court Judge Mary Scriven ordered Smith to pay $55.6 million to OLINT victims. Smith has also […]

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David Smith Gets 30 Years in Prison

By Robert Di Pano Caribbean Ponzi schemer David Smith, whose OLINT scheme defrauded investors across Florida and the Caribbean out of over $220 million, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the United States by Judge Mary Scriven. “Judge Scriven was severe on David Smith after characterizing his Ponzi scheme as being […]


Inside David Smith's OLINT Sentence

Above: Federal District Court in Orlando, Fla. By Robert Di Pano David Smith, the mastermind behind the Caribbean-based Olint Ponzi Scheme that bilked investors out of over $220 million, will be sentenced Aug. 11 in United States District Court in Orlando, Fla. Smith pled guilty March 28 to 23 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to […]

David Smith to Plead Guilty to $220M Fraud in Orlando Federal Court

David Smith, who led the failed investment scheme OLINT, will plead guilty to 23 charges in Orlando federal court. Smith, who began OLINT in Jamaican until moving it to Turks and Caicos (where he pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges last year), described OLINT as a private investment club that pooled investors’ money in […]

U.S. Investors Get Olint Priority

Federal Court in Orlando, Fla. U.S.-based investors will receive first priority in the Olint case, according to the U.S. Government, and the deadline for filing claims to recover money from David Smith’s failed ponzi scheme has been extended. Victim-witness specialist Elizabeth Medina said investigators needed more time to review the claims. “The federal government is continuing […]