An 8th person was today charged with money laundering for the $1.5 million found at the Coye family home on December 31st 2008. This morning 25 year old Dietrich Kingston – who was a former office assistant at Money Exchange International was arraigned on the single charge of money laundering.
Magistrate Kathleen Lewis took no plea because the matter will be tried on indictment and so the case was adjourned to October 26th. He was released on bail of $50,000 and was ordered to surrender his travel documents and report to the clerk of court every Monday. So what role did Dietrich Kingston play in the money laundering case? Well according to his attorney Arthur Saldivar, Kingston was actually a witness for the prosecution until he was arrested and charged.
He now joins Michael Coye, his wife Marlene Coye, their daughter Melonie Coye, her brother Jude Coye, her husband James Gerou and their former office assistant Athlee Matute. Ernest Raymond was previously charged but the charges were dropped.
The Financial Intelligence Unit was represented by its new in house counsel Michael Arguelles. A week ago Senior Magistrate Dorothy Flowers removed herself from the case after a request by the defense. The start of the preliminary inquiry against the Coye family was adjourned to this coming Friday.
