Letter from Bermuda: All but one of BHC crooks escape punishment

By OffshoreAlert Columnist

19 years ago

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Bermuda Bribery & Corruption Fraud Government & Politicians

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Bermuda Housing Corporation David Burch Letter from Bermuda Progressive Labour Party Raymonde Dill

Terrence Smith

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At the end of March, Bermuda convicted a man for his part in a $10 million government swindle. That fact, which is hardly earth-shattering, is surprising on several counts.The man convicted was employed by the Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC), a government-funded, yet supposedly independent, body whose job, as best anyone can tell, is to collect rent and carry out repairs on houses owned by government. It might be responsible for housing those who cannot house themselves, but if so, it conspicuously fails to do that. In the past few years, it has evicted more people than it has helped.

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