Asst. Commissioner Calvin Brutus on $10.5M bail on additional charges

Embattled Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, was back in Court today to face the remaining 201 charges filed against him on allegations of fraud and money laundering.

When Brutus made his first Court appearance on October 24 to face the initial 31 charges, he appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate dressed in his uniform. However, he was dressed in a full civilian attire today as he made his second Court appearance.

Before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, the Assistant Police Commissioner was told that he is not required to enter a plea to the 201 charges related to Liability of an official.

Through his Attorney Yuborn Allicock, representation was made for him to be granted bail. The Court was reminded that he was granted bail in the sum of $6.2 million after his first appearance. Taking that into consideration, the Magistrate granted bail for the additional charges in the sum of $10.5 million.

He will also have to report regularly to the Special Organised Crime Unit as part of the bail agreement.

Brutus’ Attorney Yuborn Allicock, told reporters that the Asst. Police Commissioner maintains his innocence of all of the charges filed agains him and will fight every single one of them.

“Mr. Brutus would just like to remind the public that he is repudiating all of these allegations and charges, and he affirms his innocence, and he states that he plan to, with all full will and vigour defend these allegations and at the next Court date we intend to show out as much as we can”, Attorney Allicock said.

The charges were filed against Mr. Brutus based on the investigations of the Special Organised Crime Unit. The investigations initially focused on entries into the Credit Union accounts of the Assistant Police Commissioner.

However, after SOCU received additional information from the Financial Intelligence Unit, it expanded its probe and uncovered the multiple accounts linked to the Assistant Commissioner, his wife, their toddler son and three companies registered to them. Those accounts were found with $500 million and the SOCU probe also uncovered large withdrawals in recent months and the purchase of properties.

Eight of the nine accounts were frozen by the Court.