Local man charged in alleged status grant con

(CNS): As a result of a targeted operation by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service last year, a local man has now been charged with 17 counts of Obtaining Property by Deception in what the authorities claim is a status grant scam. Paul Ebanks was charged in connection with the alleged con on 15 April following his arrest last September regarding allegations that he had taken money from people claiming he could get them Caymanian Status. He appeared in summary court on Tuesday 30 April but his case was adjourned until 21 May.