If the Dominican businessman who complained of the theft was a person of influence it is entirely conceivable that the hotel staff flew around looking for scapegoats. Not saying this is what happened but it is possible.
I believe something happened, but not the way it's being reported to us.
A cash advance of about $1,000 Cdn was put on Sinnott's card. He said the cash was then distributed to three men.
When, in all the years of living here, have you seen how a bribe gets divied up?
This is the presumed victim, recounting that he saw three men divy up the money amongst them.
Not friggin likely.
That type of stuff is done in private.
Later, Andrew Sinnott was taken back to his room at the resort ? which he said had been searched in the interim ? to get his Visa card.
If the room was searched, then one might assume that it was searched to recover the stolen goods. Had it been to rob them, there would be some mention of it. This lends a bit of credence to there having been an actual theft, and that it was not just some scam.
The men escorted the Sinnotts ? who had flown to the resort to attend the wedding of friends ? to the lobby
Where were the "wedding friends"? Why is there no mention of trying to contact them?
Wouldn't they be the first people to try to contact, assuming the story we read is true?
Wouldn't the accused want some moral support, assistance in translations, character references, if they were being falsely accused of a crime in a foreign country in a foreign language?
Dawn Sinnott, who began yelling for help.
You think you're in big trouble now?" Dawn Sinnott recalled a man identifying himself as an employee telling them. He then told them, she said, "You just disturbed the peace. I'm going to have you arrested.? You're going to prison forever.
So.... Stealing a cellphone and maybe some clothing, warrants a cash settlement, but disturbing the peace will have you in prison forever???
And who is this person who identifies himself as an employee, who speaks such good English that he knows the term, "disturbing the peace", let alone the concept, here in the land of loud music and loud noises?
They were so drunk, so drunk ? trust me," Soria said.
Normally, I wouldn't believe anyone telling a story, that includes the words, "trust me", but I'm inclined to believe that the couple were in fact skunk drunk.
If they were, then the whole story would make a lot more sense.
Some AI guests are hellbent on getting their money's worth of food & liquor, and Newfies are well known to have a propensity to drink enough liquor to kill a polar bear.
If you disbelieve one single part of the reported story, then it means they are lying.
If they can lie about one thing, they can lie about everything.
If anyone can get themselves to believe that the "scammers" divied the money up in front of the presumed victims, then I have a bridge to sell you.