Kingston Embaasy ex-employee charged

[Jahwaree 83]

An adjudcators plead guilty yesterday in VA for taking bribes of Movado watches and other things including concert tickets, back stage passes

and even a big birthday bash on his birthday, the reports are that he was ineligible for entry in the US, but this person in a high position

comprised his job and freedom for the entertainer who went on air in the US and thank the individual and the US for giving him a visa, he also had got

married to a woman who petitioned him, however this entertainer so far have not yet being charged, speculation is that he will lose visa or immigrant

benefits, and he's presently in Jamaica. The agent to be sentenced in April could get 7 yrs since he plead guilty without going to trial, he is a

married man with kids in the US but reports are he got engaged to a Jamaican women and did not disclose this close relationship to USCIS as required...

go to :GO JAMAICA.COM click on Jamaica portal to read. This is Huge

[keyonlukie 0]

ty to accepting bribes to help a “well-known” Jamaican musician gain a visa to enter the United States, federal prosecutors in Alexandria said. David J. Rainsberger, an officer with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, admitted to unlawfully receiving watches worth thousands of dollars and other gifts while stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.

Rainsberger also admitted to making false statements to the U.S. government on a national security questionnaire.

The 32-year-old faces a maximum penalty of seven years in prison when he is sentenced on April 19 but is likely to receive less than two years based on federal sentencing guidelines, prosecutors said.

In recent years, a number of Jamaican artists have been stripped of their U.S. visas, and the U.S. Embassy in Kingston has provided no reasons for its actions. The ban on the visas forced the Caribbean entertainment industry to scale back its shows in the U.S.

Some of the artists, such as Grammy-winner Beenie Man and Mavado, have since had their visas reinstated.

According to court records, Rainsberger served as an assistant regional security officer for investigations at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston from 2009 to 2011.

While there, Rainsberger became friends with a well-known Jamaican musician whose entry into the U.S. had been barred because of allegations of criminal conduct, prosecutors said. The musician was identified in court papers only by the initials D.B., but a law enforcement source confirmed to The Washington Examiner that the musician is Mavado, a top Jamaican performer whose real name is David Constantine Brooks.

This week, Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg, released a new video featuring Mavado called “Lighters Up”

Rainsberger conducted his own investigation into the allegations against Mavado in 2011, and subsequently reinstated the visa for the artist. That allowed Mavado to travel to the U.S. to take advantage of performance and recording opportunities.

In exchange for his assistance in obtaining a U.S. visa, the musician reportedly bought Rainsberger two luxury watches worth about $2,500.

Prosecutors said Rainsberger also received free admission to nightclubs, backstage passes and a birthday party hosted by Mavado.

At the same time, Rainsberger, who was already married, became engaged to a Jamaican woman and intentionally withheld the disclosure of the relationship from the U.S. government, prosecutors said.

Rainsberger also admitted to illegally accessing State Department visa and passport databases for personal purposes, prosecutors said.

[Shiobhan 235]

I remember after coming here I read a thread sometime last year where a young lady had posted that they lucked

up she and husband, because they no longer had to interview in Kingston (kinda flippant) a few ppl was curious how

that was achieved & she did not take kindly to the questions , she stated her husband is a big entertainer in Jamaica

and everything was approved in the US, I remember it because I had post B4 she explained, to ask if her if he might be a

confidential informant, seem she had PM some ppl and was rude, as I read these posts my mind went to her post

mmmmm..could it be a coincident was that the opportunity she said had fell in her lap ? Could her husband or this

entertainer eventually get his GC.

[Jahwaree 83]

Well based on more investigating reports some police recievd visa too, and the entertainers mgr directed

names of rival artistes to be denied a visa....yow what a mess and shame ...badmine .,no wonder they touch

the subject so often.