Caribbean National Weekly

Trinidadian family sentenced to 418 years in prison

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Trinidadian family sentenced to 418 years in prison
Key Points(4)
  • A Trinidadian couple and their daughter, accused of conning 19 Caribbean immigrants in the United States of more than US$1.8 million, have been sentenced to 418 years in prison.
  • In the sentence handed down last Wednesday, Shane Ramsundar, 52, his wife Gomatee Ramsundar, 48, and daughter Stantal, 23, were described by the judge as "the most despicable gang of criminals to ever sit in front of me".
  • Shane Ramsundar received the maximum 235-year sentence.His wife was sentenced to 153 years and daughter 30 years.
  • The three were found guilty last November of grand larceny.

A Trinidadian couple and their daughter, accused of conning 19 Caribbean immigrants in the United States of more than US$1.8 million, have been sentenced to 418 years in prison.

In the sentence handed down last Wednesday, Shane Ramsundar, 52, his wife Gomatee Ramsundar, 48, and daughter Stantal, 23, were described by the judge as "the most despicable gang of criminals to ever sit in front of me".

Shane Ramsundar received the maximum 235-year sentence.His wife was sentenced to 153 years and daughter 30 years.

The three were found guilty last November of grand larceny.

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