By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison for scamming three people out of $7,500 in a fraudulent shipping container scheme.
Emmanuel Bonaby, 28, was charged with three counts of fraud by false pretences before Senior Magistrate Shaka Serville.
Prosecutors said Bonaby defrauded three people between January 5 and April 25, 2022, under the guise of securing shipping containers.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charges on December 12, 2024.
His attorney, Levan Johnson, submitted that a two-year sentence would be appropriate, while Inspector Cordero Farrington, who prosecuted the case, argued for a three-year term. Inspector Farrington also pointed out that Bonaby had a recent similar conviction before Magistrate Kendra Kelly-Burrows.
Magistrate Serville ultimately sentenced Bonaby to two years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. He also acknowledged the defendant’s request to keep his hair uncut in prison due to his Rastafarian faith.
Before being taken into custody, Bonaby was allowed a brief moment with a female relative in court.
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