Nassau-A fake landlady who scammed a woman out of a $700 rental deposit is headed to prison.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney on May 19 issued a committal warrant for Kirvinique Campbell because she disobeyed a court order to repay her victim Kameelah Higgs.
Campbell, 24, of Whites Lane, took the money from Higgs on April 14.
Higgs handed over the money and signed a bogus rental agreement before inspecting the two-bedroom apartment in Nassau Village after responding to an ad on Facebook.
Campbell promised to let Higgs view the place later. But she blocked Higgs on WhatsApp and deleted her Facebook page.
Police tracked Campbell down and arrested her. Campbell said she took the money to buy groceries and other items for her children.
Campbell pleaded guilty to fraud by false pretenses last month.
The court released conwoman Campbell after she promised she would return the cash.
But Campbell didn’t keep her word, despite a warning from the court that failure to pay would result in a six-month sentence.
Higgs showed up in court yesterday.
She told the court that she has yet to receive a penny from Campbell—and that the scam left her homeless.
Higgs said, “Social Services had to house me and my children for three weeks, but now we end up finding someplace to stay. I really need my money.”
After confirming that Campbell didn’t pay the money, McKinney issued a committal warrant.
That means police will take her straight to prison to begin serving her sentence.
