We've already told you all about the criminal complaint that the FBI has against Belize's #2 Tax man, Reynaldo Verde - who remains in a Federal jail.
Well, now, after the revelations and allegations of serious professional misconduct in the criminal compliant, the Government of Belize is trying to cut ties with Verde. A release says that the Belize Tax Service Department has recommended to the Public Service Commission that Verde be placed on immediate interdiction pending the outcome of this legal action.
But, Verde - it is alleged - also comprised the integrity of his office and the Department in general. At a meeting in 2017 at the Radisson Hotel - he is captured on a recording telling US Real Estate Developer Chris Williams that he, Verde, could make his 1 million dollar tax arrears disappear, that, because he is in charge, they could "muzzle" the tax investigator.
Verde also allegedly counseled Williams on how to have his company evade taxes. Well, government says that "the Belize Tax Service Department has commenced its own investigation…to determine if any further actions should be taken by the Department and by Police Department."
And, Government says it will also deal with Orchid Bay - which - may have significant, six-figure tax arrears. The government release says, "The Belize Tax Services Department has been in communication with Chris Williams, the Principal of Orchid Bay Development, and is determined to ensure that all taxes that are owed by this company and other related companies to the Belize Government are settled in full."
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