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Incriminating phone records go unchallenged; Tambu Frett declines to testify

The phone records that implicate Tambu Frett in a continuous smuggling operation has been left unchallenged now that Frett, who was initially slated to testify, has had a change of heart.

During the accused man’s appearance in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, his attorney, Leroy Jones, said Frett “does not wish to give any evidence”.

Jones said his client “stands by previous submissions made and he asks the honourable court to proceed to sentencing”.

Upon hearing the declaration, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards asked Jones if his client wishes to stand by his previous statement that he was doing a ‘humanitarian act’ when he smuggled USVI resident Bryan Bolan into the territory on April 3.

Jones responded saying the Defence still maintains that Frett brought Bolan across territorial waters ‘at no charge’. The attorney further said he is not able to speak on behalf of his client pertaining to the reported phone conversations.

Asked if his client admits to being part of a smuggling operation, Jones said: “My instructions are that he was not part of a smuggling operation.”

Be lenient, Frett a father of four

Jones then implored the court to be as lenient as possible and asked for it to consider that Frett is a father of four, it was his first run-in with the law, and that he is remorseful.

Jones said the only aggravating factors the court should be open to considering is the seriousness of the offence, and his clients disregard for the government-imposed curfew at the time.

Sentencing is now scheduled for Friday at 11 am.

Guilty

Frett had pleaded previously pleaded guilty to Smuggling, Illegal Entry and Breach of Curfew. His co-accused Bolan is already serving his time in prison for the offences of Illegal Entry and Breach of curfew.

Notwithstanding those guilty pleas, the hearing for which has now declined to testify, was called into session to determine the extent of Frett’s role in what the Crown is calling a much bigger smuggling operation than his April 3 offence.

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  1. BE LENIENT says:

    So now the judge has to be lenient as he fathered four children with four different girlfriends..should the judge be less lenient knowing that he is both a convicted criminal and a father of four?

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  2. @be lenient says:

    Yes! Cut the man some slack! Y’all so quick to judge and point fingers buh criminal. They stopped him for one thing and that should be that. He did not have greater than 10 thou cash on him for them to even consider he was doing something illegal. Whether it was yes or no, it was not greater than 10 thou. The hell! They just like to dig deep and deep, when ppl out there doing worse than him. Cut the damn boy slack mehson.. strupesss annoyed!

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  3. Haha says:

    Hush yuh s****t. Bout 4 different girlfriends.

  4. No nonsense says:

    What the hell being a father of 4 have to do with the punishment?

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  5. Smoke says:

    I’ll like to send out an early Happy Fathers Day in advance.

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