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It was reported that the funds were seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. | It was reported that the funds were seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. | ||
Third Exodus Assembly pastor | Third Exodus Assembly pastor Vin Dayal, who is under investigation for the source of $28 million he tried to exchange for new $100 bills on Old Year's Day, has declared the devil is trying to “make him famous”, and with the support of heaven his church will not “scatter and fall apart.” | ||
During a sermon on the evening of January 2, 2020 while FIB officers were busy counting money seized from the church, Vin Dayal reportedly stated: | During a sermon on the evening of January 2, 2020 while FIB officers were busy counting money seized from the church, Vin Dayal reportedly stated: | ||
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The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said 60-year-old Vinworth Anthony Dayal of Longdenville was charged with two counts of money laundering contrary to Section 45 (1) (b) of the Proceeds of Crime Act, Chapter 11:27, following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on June 30. | The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said 60-year-old Vinworth Anthony Dayal of Longdenville was charged with two counts of money laundering contrary to Section 45 (1) (b) of the Proceeds of Crime Act, Chapter 11:27, following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on June 30. | ||
The TTPS said the accused appeared before a Magistrate in the Port of Spain Court on July 1 where he was granted bail of | The TTPS said the accused appeared before a Magistrate in the Port of Spain Court on July 1 where he was granted bail of $10 million TTD. | ||
Vin Dayal was also ordered to surrender his passport. | |||
The police indicated that they had launched an intensive investigation into the source and intended use of the sums of cash that had been seized earlier in the year in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act, Chapter 11:27. | The police indicated that they had launched an intensive investigation into the source and intended use of the sums of cash that had been seized earlier in the year in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act, Chapter 11:27.<ref>Full details available at tt.loopnews.com/content/chaguanas-pastor-granted-10m-bail-alleged-money-laundering-charges</ref> | ||
==Why we should not be surprised== | ==Why we should not be surprised== | ||