Comments on: Lawyer vs Client: Who scammed whom?

By: Jap

Jap — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:48:28 +0000

Why did the bank release the money when the loan was not secured on the property. because if you are unable to pay a mortgage the bank usually take the property and sell it to recover their money. So on what strength or what was the money secured on.
Scam going on somewhere

By: chichi

chichi — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:20:01 +0000

The Bar should strip him of his title so that he does not practice law any more. He is one lucky dude because if he had scammed me of my life savings I would be before a judge and he would hearing the waves hit the Choc beach.

By: Beedie Baba

Beedie Baba — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:20:48 +0000

In reply to Concern.

St. Lucia is the testing grounds for all corruption and money scams in the world. Our people were blessed in being very smart, but for some reason we enjoy exploiting others to get ahead. It might be possible that anything can be changed in the bank’s records just as in the Government Registry. Maybe the right inside people I would guess, I am just imagining this and not saying that this is the case.

By: tonimiya

tonimiya — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:44:52 +0000

Now thats messed up. It is obvious just by reading this article that this so called lawyer took the money. It is ironic that as soon as he got this lady’s money that some fraudulent activity took place on his account.

By: Mkaks

Mkaks — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:36:17 +0000

And you wonder why people take matters into their hands at times, Here this lady is going crazy about how she is going to survive, you think this scum bag has lost any sleep knowing what he did to that lady was wrong. Now his wife he if she was this lady’s friend she would not have allowed that to happen, go on for so long she should have helped resolve it. People be careful who your friends are for money always brings out the true colors in people. Love many trust few.

By: Concern

Concern — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:21:51 +0000

In reply to Beedie Baba.

So this bank can’t verify if this is true and they keep making her pay the mortgage some shit happen to me a few years ago but not by a lawyer it was a contractor who the loan officer gave the last check before he finish the job ,so I was to pay the loan and lose my money this is crazy

By: Rp

Rp — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:17:48 +0000

Is the attorney she hired to go against Mr. Joseph another Lucian attorney?

By: sad-woman

sad-woman — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:19:07 +0000

I really feel sad for her, in life there ia no friendship with you money, she did her friend a favor by giving her husband a job, but the friend is no longer a friend to her today am sure… sad but true, I worked for a lawyer so trust me I know…. they are the biggest scam artist you will ever find!!!

By: Pavan Gavaskar

Pavan Gavaskar — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:51:49 +0000

What do you have when 100 lawyers are buried up to their neck in sand?
– Not enough sand.
Seem to me Gigi is the only one who got screwed. In typical “local lawyer” fashion the lawyer is going about business in a narcissistic manner. There are insufficient controls on those guys and that kind of behavior is nothing new to many of us. Luckily, Gigi used the press to air her scam. Unfortunately, most people fight this rip on their own. Good luck girl, it is going to be one tough fight to get your dough back.

A lawyer is a gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it for himself. – Lord Brougham

By: Pam Popo

Pam Popo — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:42:40 +0000

St. Lucian lawyers taking money not belonging to them, has happened before. I know of a case where a well known female lawyer took a clients money. The fact that the client was related to her husband did not bothered her one bit.
I agree with the blogger above who suggested that the law should be changed.
Come on Allen this is one for your party to include in your manifesto. Well done Toni for writing the article.

By: Furious

Furious — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:09:09 +0000

Sad case indeed…..A lawyer he’s not. I wish she would put he’s address,picture, phone # and office address plastered all over St.Lucia for everyone to see. That looser should have no business handling another persons money. He should join the STEP programme to earn his daily bread.

By: chichi

chichi — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:59:26 +0000

That is a problem with buying and selling property in ST. Lucia that needs to be stopped. The checks should never be made to the lawyers. If I am buying land from you I should write the check to name of the seller and write a separate check to the lawyer for his services. I know of this man who sold his estate, Mr. Mike waited for six months for his money, while his money sat in the lawyers account accumulating interest for him. This is robbery and the banks need to stop that practice.

By: truth

truth — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:55:17 +0000

Lucian lawyers are a joke. The whole nation would benefit by introducing and enforcing stricter standards of practice. It would be good to see some lawyers struck off for poor practice. That might encourage the others.

By: Woodsman

Woodsman — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:31:42 +0000

Gosh. sorry about your nightmarish plight Gigi. I sincerely hope you get your money back. Sadly this is the norm in cesspool Saint Lucia – the land of crooked cops, lowlife lawyers, perverted politicians and a complete joke of a “justice system.”

By: MKaks

MKaks — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:15:19 +0000

white collar crime,bawbawl is just as bad as the violence and is a serious problem crippling our society. For some reason our small country has way to many lawyers and the lavish lifestyles that some associate with this profession is just a fantasy as such some of them are turning into con men/women to fuel their fantasy lifestyle. This is not the first story I’ve heard like that and I doubt its going to be the last. What is alarming though is how we as a society just accepts it as if they have immunity, just ridiculous.That sounds like fraud to me cause how can they hack into your account and the bank not be aware, he should be disbarred.(volair)