Spanish Town man fined $200,000 for attempting to bribe cops during traffic stop
Published:Tuesday | July 2, 2024 | 4:06 PM
A man who pleaded guilty to attempting to bribing the police during a traffic stop was today fined $200,000 or three months' imprisonment in the St Catherine Parish Court.
The sentence was handed down by Senior Parish Court judge Yvette Wenthworth-Miller against 57-year-old Renford Smith, who is of a Spanish Town, St Catherine address.
The court heard that on the day in question, Smith was being prosecuted for a traffic violation when he offered the police a $5,000 bribe.
He was subsequently arrested and charged for the offence.
- Rasbert Turner
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