US-based man gets three years, $4M fine over cocaine in suitcase

Haslyn Thom United States-based Guyanese Haslyn Thom, who was found with over three pounds of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Saturday, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $4.1 million for

Former New York state Senate leader, John Sampson was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for lying and obstructing justice to cover up his misuse of escrow money in a case where a key witness against him was US-based Guyanese businessman, Ed Ahmad. Brooklyn US District Judge Dora Irizarry sentenced the former Democratic leader from Canarsie whose 2015 conviction was one in a series of corruption cases. Sampson, 51, had allegedly used escrow funds he held as a lawyer to help finance a political campaign, then did favours for Ahmad who gave him money to help cover up the misuse of funds.