2112 Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:33 AM 26 minutes ago, Thefella said: We all know that it’s highly likely that civil servants will be getting backhanders out of all of this. Who on earth who wasn’t incentivized to do so would turn a blind eye to 75 applications being sent to the same address? They should start a money laundering investigation into the passport office. Sounds like an investigation for a tame Athol Street lawyer - the findings which will be favourable to IOMG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxkinho Posted Tuesday at 07:37 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:37 AM I’m thinking that there are a large number of civil servants who are now extremely nervous, almost certainly I agree that they’ll have had back handers to look the other way… Cannan and co are hoping this will go away, it’s totally not going away…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Posted Tuesday at 09:06 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:06 AM 2 hours ago, Thefella said: Just read the main IOM Today one. How the hell can some deadbeat at the passport office issue 75 Visa applications to the same fucking address? Where is this report? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted Tuesday at 09:22 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:22 AM 2 hours ago, Thefella said: Just read the main IOM Today one. How the hell can some deadbeat at the passport office issue 75 Visa applications to the same fucking address? its the intelligence level we have to put up with cos they have friends in the right circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted Tuesday at 09:23 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:23 AM 18 minutes ago, Venus said: Where is this report? https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/living-in-fear-under-our-noses-the-harrowing-accounts-of-modern-slavery-in-the-isle-of-man-731282 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted Tuesday at 09:25 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:25 AM An absolute WTF moment. https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted Tuesday at 09:37 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:37 AM 10 minutes ago, Amadeus said: An absolute WTF moment. https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf can you summarize in english please ? that's a whole lot of waffle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted Tuesday at 09:44 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:44 AM (edited) 6 minutes ago, WTF said: 18 minutes ago, Amadeus said: An absolute WTF moment. https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf can you summarize in english please ? that's a whole lot of waffle If it’s an “absolute WTF moment”, you should be in your element. Edited Tuesday at 09:44 AM by Jarndyce Typo 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistercee Posted Tuesday at 10:13 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:13 AM 'Living in fear under our noses': The harrowing accounts of modern slavery in the Isle of Man | iomtoday.co.im This is a very disturbing article and to my mind poses a number of serious questions: 1. How was a Manx shellfish processor paying below minimum wage to a foreign national? 2. What has happened to the "gangmaster" whose identity must be known. 3. Has any action been taken against the owner/ tenant of the property in Onchan? 4. where were the other 240 migrants working? I had heard rumours of large numbers of people living at residential addresses in Onchan / Douglas but had thought it a bit of exaggeration - obviously not!! Heads should roll over this sort of scenario but I suspect the corner of the carpet is well and truly propped up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted Tuesday at 10:15 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:15 AM 1 minute ago, Mistercee said: 'Living in fear under our noses': The harrowing accounts of modern slavery in the Isle of Man | iomtoday.co.im This is a very disturbing article and to my mind poses a number of serious questions: 1. How was a Manx shellfish processor paying below minimum wage to a foreign national? 2. What has happened to the "gangmaster" whose identity must be known. 3. Has any action been taken against the owner/ tenant of the property in Onchan? 4. where were the other 240 migrants working? I had heard rumours of large numbers of people living at residential addresses in Onchan / Douglas but had thought it a bit of exaggeration - obviously not!! Heads should roll over this sort of scenario but I suspect the corner of the carpet is well and truly propped up. You hear loads of stories and surely they all can’t be wrong? It’s beginning to look like they aren’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies are Grey V2 Posted Tuesday at 10:16 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:16 AM Alf has targets to hit too you know..... Shameful behaviour!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted Tuesday at 02:42 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:42 PM https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fvenmbg2 From the UN website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxkinho Posted Tuesday at 03:03 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:03 PM Id seen that before, but it's still really powerful to watch. I can imagine that if the "HQ" had been built, then it'd have followed much of what we saw there - workers effectively trapped, as much a victim as those they were targeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted Tuesday at 03:06 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:06 PM (edited) 24 minutes ago, Gladys said: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fvenmbg2 From the UN website. There's a long inset piece on pages 31 &32 (41-2 of pdf) of the UN Report on the King Gaming fiasco, with more information on the Far east connections than have appeared locally. It's also interesting that they make the point: Further examination of GC 1’s online presence prior to the raid reveals only a very simple website designed with limited functionality serving as a landing page, consistent with shell iGaming businesses used as fronts by criminal groups for laundering of criminal proceeds as some did on here. There are other mentions as well. Edited Tuesday at 03:07 PM by Roger Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Tuesday at 03:11 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:11 PM 4 hours ago, When Skies are Grey V2 said: Alf has targets to hit too you know..... Shameful behaviour!! Indicative of desperation...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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