Jun.18, 2010, 09:37 AM

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) withdrew money laundering charges against accused Fultec Systems and OMNI Networks manager, Dean Fuller, on the grounds that there was not enough evidence to build a prima facie case.

Before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers on Wednesday, June 16, FIU attorney Tricia Pitts-Anderson withdrew the charges against Fuller.

Over 22 accounts for Fultec Systems and Omni Networks, which reportedly held millions of dollars, were unfrozen on March, 15, 2010. The FIU had frozen them in August 2009, as part of the money laundering case. The order to unfreeze the accounts was granted by a panel of Court of Appeals judges in August of 2009.

The FIU’s case against Fuller was in light of Fuller’s business relationship with the Coyes’ former MoneyGram business, since OMNI Networks was the master agent for MoneyGram in Belize. Nonetheless, both Fuller and the Coyes have maintained their innocence.

While Fuller is off the hook, the Coyes are still set to go to trial at the end of next month. (See Coye money laundering charge story elsewhere in this issue of Amandala).

The FIU had accused Fuller’s companies of laundering $6,588,702.21 between October 9, 2007, and January 1, 2009.

We understand that Fuller, who was represented yesterday by Eamon Courtenay, SC, may, in a twist of events, sue the FIU.