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T&T: Gov't awarded US$132m by Miami court following Steve Ferguson's guilty verdict

A Miami court has awarded the Trinidad & Tobago government US$132 million two weeks after a jury found Trinidadian businessman Steve Ferguson and a former government minister liable for multiple claims arising from the redevelopment of the Piarco International Airport.

The case dates back more than 20 years.

Judge Reemberto Diaz, presiding in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, made the award in the civil asset forfeiture case against Ferguson, former finance minister Brian Kuei Tung, and US businessman Raul Gutierrez Jr, the former principal of Calmaquip Engineering Corporation, which provided specialised equipment at the airport.

They have already indicated a desire to appeal the ruling of the case handed down in March, which former attorney general, Faris Al Rawi, described as a victory for the people of Trinidad and Tobago.



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