by Nisha Paul
- Bonsu alleged to have held central role in Creators Alliance scheme
- Granted bail of EC$15,000 with one surety
- Next court appearance scheduled for 30 June
After spending nearly a month behind bars, Ghanaian national Lillian Bonsu has been granted bail as she awaits trial on a charge of money laundering linked to the collapse of the region-wide Creators Alliance investment scheme.
Bonsu, 30, was arrested at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) on 11 April while attempting to leave Grenada. Her detention drew widespread attention, with investigators alleging that she played a leading role in an operation that defrauded thousands of investors across the Caribbean.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francine Foster at the St George’s No. 1 Magistrate Court on Thursday, 8 May, Bonsu was granted bail of EC$15,000 with one surety.
The court imposed strict conditions on her release. She is required to surrender all travel documents, reside at a designated address in the Golf Course area of Grand Anse, notify the court of any change in residence, and obtain permission before travelling outside of Grenada. She must also report to police authorities daily from Monday to Friday, between 6 am and 6 pm.
Though the prosecution team indicated that the case is not yet trial-ready, it raised no objections to bail being granted under the listed conditions. During the hearing, a separate argument unfolded over the seizure of Bonsu’s electronic devices. Her defence attorney, Arley Gill, who informed the court of his readiness to proceed with the trial in the matter, requested that her laptop and cellphone be returned, but the magistrate ruled that investigators would retain the items for the duration of their ongoing probe.
Bonsu’s next court appearance is scheduled for 30 June.
Authorities across the region are closely monitoring her case, which continues to attract high public interest due to its ties to the failed Creators Alliance investment scheme. Bonsu is alleged to have held a central role in the operation, which left a trail of financial ruin across multiple Caribbean territories.
In Grenada alone, over a thousand members were reportedly locked out of their accounts on 2 April, losing access to thousands of dollars they had invested. Thousands across the region were similarly affected as what was marketed as a high-yield investment opportunity has now unravelled into a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving financial crimes and fraud.
Deport her already….. Nigerian and Ghanians are all fraudsters and should not be allowed in the country…
Amazingly ignorant statement. I hope that you will never experience your character being painted by the actions of a few!
You must be one of them.
Deporting doesn’t get justice or reparations for those who have been cheated. Let the Law work for a change. It may well be she could be extradited to another country too. Just make sure she doesn’t leave Grenada.
A very foolish comment, it shows you have low IQ. Is any country free of criminals or crime?
Hate is what keeps black people down especially amongst all black nations, every other race knows how to cooperate, only black man feels he is better than the rest.
Why are you sympathetic to frauds.
So you saying that because I am black cannot call out a black con artist who causes serious financial harm.
It’s your mentality that keep black folks back.
What is wrong with you folks.
None of them should be allowed in Grenada.
You are indeed low IQ, my initial statement never defended crimes or criminals. In a nutshell, crimes or criminals knows no nation or race. Have you googled the amount of grenadians in uk for crime, drug traficking?. Should this be the basis to call all grenadians criminals by the whites?
The problem is that if another race does this in grenada, you wouldn’t be able to type this trash, maybe we blacks always feel better than the rest. You need to change the way you think little person, everything in life is never absolute.
The countries you mentioned have top professionals in the united states and uk in all spheres of their economy. Afrexim bank is proving billions here as well.
No one is defending criminials from their country and it should be called out without attacking any country. Do you think you are better than Nigerians or Ghanians or are they better than you? I personally don’t think any is true . Grenada is a blessed country and we must pray and work towards less crimes in it.
You need to stop hating your fellow blacks and get educated. The world is changing fast and you would see the importance of this soon. Education is a must for low IQ person like you. I am providing that for free to you. This is not an insult, you must learn or perish in ignorance.