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Another Corporal Criminally Charged For Gun License Fraud
posted (July 2, 2020)

And as you heard the police commissioner say at the top of the news, it's been mostly a bad week for the department. And the bad news continued today when firearms clerk Corporal Donald Pinelo was charged for multiple country of forgery relating to the fraudulent issuance of gun licenses. Allegedly, he was also in on the same which involved another Corporal Oscar Itche - who was arraigned yesterday on 10 counts of forgery.

Today, the Deputy Head of National crimes Investigation told the press about the charges for this other corporal with fraud now extending to 34 illegally issued licences:

Sr. Supt Hilberto Romero

"In reference to the investigation regarding the forged firearm licenses an investigation was conducted and we have since arrested and charged Corporal Oscar Itch and Corporal Donald Pinelo for various counts of forgery of official documents. They are both attached to the firearms clerk section at Belmopan headquarters. We have since recovered 34 firearms from various persons around the country in regard to this investigation. We are following up on other leads and we have recovered 34 so far. We have charged the 2 corporals, so this time that is where the evidence is pointing. They will both be placed on interdiction."

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