PORTLAND MEN FACING LARCENY, FRAUD CHARGES
PT ANTONIO, Portland; Sept. 9, 2024
Three Portland men have been charged with simple larceny, unauthorized access to an account and conspiracy to defraud related to more than $5.7 million at a bank in the parish.
Police said the fraudulent incident took place at a bank in Port Antonio, in the parish, between Tuesday, August 20 and Monday, August 26.
Charged are: 35-year-old Dwayne Campbell otherwise called ‘Deppo’, mechanic of Aldon district, Windsor Castle; 27-year-old Davian Brown, otherwise called ‘Darky’, unemployed of Boat House Crescent, Hart Hill, and 27-year-old Omair Webber otherwise called ‘Shay’, taxi operator of Dover district, Windsor Castle all in the parish.
Reports are that between August 20 and 27 a woman claiming to be an account holder, contacted the bank and requested money be transferred from her personal account to five other account holders who are also members of the bank.
The money amounting to Five million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand Jamaican dollars (J$5,739,000) was later withdrawn from the accounts. An investigation was launched and Campbell, Brown and Webber were all arrested.
The men were charged following an interview in the presence of their lawyers.
Their court date is being finalised.
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