Prison used for ex-official fashionable British Virgin Islands
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands — A previous endorsed of the tourist board dressed in the British Virgin Islands has been sentenced to prison designed for expenses hundreds of thousands of dollars of freely available money on delicate items.Verna Maduro was the tourist boards economic comptroller in favor of virtually eight years. She was charged with misappropriating communal funds by using her authorized faith license to reimburse in lieu of jewelry, cruises, lingerie, clothing and other items.Prosecutors say she stole additional than $670,000.A critic at home the British territory sentenced Maduro to five years at home prison Thursday. Justice Rita Joseph-Olivetti in addition prearranged her to bring in partial reinstatement.