American businessman Robert Koenig has been found not guilty in the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) corruption trial after the Supreme Court ruled there was no case for him to answer.
Justice Christopher Selochan delivered the ruling on Thursday June 25, 2026, bringing an end to the case against Koenig, who had been charged with conspiracy to defraud in relation to a lighting contract awarded by the TCIAA to LED Industrial Group. Koenig consistently denied the allegation.
At the close of the prosecution’s case, Koenig’s attorneys, Jerome Lynch KC and Mark A. Fulford of F Chambers, submitted that there was no case to answer, arguing that the prosecution had failed to present evidence capable of establishing the essential elements of the offence.
The defence maintained that, even when viewed at its highest, the prosecution’s evidence did not demonstrate that Koenig knowingly entered into a dishonest agreement to defraud the Airports Authority. They further argued there was no evidence linking him to the Authority’s procurement process or showing that a reference letter relied upon by the prosecution influenced the award of the contract.
According to the defence, the prosecution’s case relied on inference, association, and suspicion rather than evidence capable of supporting a criminal conviction.
Justice Selochan accepted the submission and directed a verdict of not guilty.
