Providenciales – 31 March 2014

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Providenciales – 31 March 2014

Richard Michael Padgett appeared before the Supreme Court in Providenciales  via video link from Leeds Crown Court, UK on 31st March 2014  before Judge Justice Paul Harrison. Mr Padgett pleaded guilty to Bribery and Conspiracy to pervert the course of Public Justice.

He was sentenced to two years imprisonment on the Bribery charges, six months imprisonment on the Conspiracy to pervert the course of Justice to run concurrently  . The sentence was suspended for two years.