(Trinidad Express) A businessman charged with laundering almost TT$1 million and operating a gaming house without a licence appeared in court on Thursday.
Kwok Keung Chow, a former court interpreter, faced San Fernando Senior Magistrate Cherril-Anne Antoine, who read the charges.
It is alleged on March 3, at SS Erin Road, Debe, he had in his possession the sum of $666,820, US$8,500 and CAN$1,070 currency knowingly or having reasonable grounds to suspect that the money was criminal property.
The charge was laid under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
The second charge was laid under the Gaming Act.
It alleged that being the occupier or having use of the premises, he kept for use the premises as a common gaming house.
Kwok, 55, of Maraval, was charged by ACP Luces and acting Sgt Junior Marcelle of the Financial Investigations Branch.
Defence attorney Keith Scotland and Roshni Saith appeared on Kwok’s behalf.
In asking for bail, Scotland said his client was born in Hong Kong but had been a resident of Trinidad and Tobago since 1976.
