In April 2009, former Commissioner Louie Laveist was convicted, and sentenced to an 18-month prison sentence, by the Sint Maarten Court-of-First-Instance, on account of forgery, fraud, and bribery.
En abril de 2009, o ex Comisionado Louie Laveist foi declarado culpable e condenado a unha pena de prisión de 18 meses, polo xulgado de primeira instancia de Sint Maarten, por falsificación, fraude e suborno.