fraud - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:06:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Pardoned conman in police custody https://bahamascourtnews.com/pardoned-conman-in-police-custody/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pardoned-conman-in-police-custody Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:06:38 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/pardoned-conman-in-police-custody/ NASSAU- Serial scam artist Shane Mackey is in police custody regarding a scheme to defraud car buyers. Police issued a wanted poster for Mackey, whose nickname is Mastermind, on Thursday. They announced his arrest this morning. Despite a lengthy criminal record for fraud, Mackey received a pardon for a 2019 fraud conviction on March 5

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]]> Trucker says client gave him fake $73.5k cheque https://bahamascourtnews.com/trucker-says-client-gave-him-fake-73-5k-cheque/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trucker-says-client-gave-him-fake-73-5k-cheque Sat, 08 May 2021 00:07:18 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/trucker-says-client-gave-him-fake-73-5-cheque/ NASSAU- A businessman claims he was paid with a fraudulent Bahamas Mortgage Corporation cheque. An employee at the Bank of The Bahamas called police when Tyrone Wilson, 35, of Honeycombe Street, presented the $73,500 cheque made payable to his company Affordable Trucking on May 4 and made inquiries about its validity. There were other details […]

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]]> 2 accused in Crown land sale scheme https://bahamascourtnews.com/2-accused-in-crown-land-sale-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-accused-in-crown-land-sale-scheme Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:22:47 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/2-accused-in-crown-land-sale-scheme/ NASSAU- A man and a woman are accused of conning people into giving them money for land they didn’t own. Hertha Jenkins, of Monastery Park, and Dawson Bullard, of Garden Hills, allegedly duped 17 people into giving them $61,500 for Crown Land applications. Then, they allegedly told the potential applicants that their applications were approved. […]

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]]> Accountant accused of defrauding client out of $75k https://bahamascourtnews.com/accountant-accused-of-defrauding-client-out-of-75k/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accountant-accused-of-defrauding-client-out-of-75k Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:28:26 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2762 NASSAU-A construction company owner claims his accountant extorted him out of $75,000. Sean Bain, 49, of Twynam Heights, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt yesterday to answer the charge. Prosecutors allege that Bain told Paul Baker, owner of Lifestyle Construction, that the money represented negotiation fees associated with a VAT audit. They say Baker paid […]

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]]> Man went shopping with fake money https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-went-shopping-with-fake-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-went-shopping-with-fake-money Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:19:40 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-went-shopping-with-fake-money/ NASSAU- A man who went on a shopping spree with counterfei bills faces jail time, if he fails to pay $6,000 in fines. Hyakame Knowles, 24 spent the fake $B20 bills at two Bernard Road businesses on July 18. He bought two boxes of laminate flooring for $100 from Wright’s Carpet Masters. The complainant realized […]

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]]> Serial scammer jailed for ATM cheque deposit scam https://bahamascourtnews.com/serial-scammer-jailed-for-atm-cheque-deposit-scam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serial-scammer-jailed-for-atm-cheque-deposit-scam Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:06:56 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2118 NASSAU-A magistrate on Tuesday jailed a serial scammer who tricked three people out of hundreds of dollars in a phoney ATM cheque deposit scam. Jackson Colebrooke admitted to a scheme in which he deposited empty envelopes to his victims’ accounts and immediately withdrew money. In total, Colebrooke scammed his victims out of $1,580. He carried […]

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]]> Man admits ATM deposit scam https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-admits-atm-deposit-scam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-admits-atm-deposit-scam Sun, 28 Jun 2020 07:18:37 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2065 NASSAU-A man has admitted to tricking a woman out of $500 in a phoney ATM deposit scheme. Garshano Miller, also known as Shano Ellis, promised Shadia Darling $200 if she let him use her account to make a deposit. Miller, 21, of Dorsett Alley, accompanied her to a Royal Bank of Canada ATM and handed […]

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]]> Members of cheque fraud ring escape jail sentence https://bahamascourtnews.com/members-of-cheque-fraud-ring-escape-jail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=members-of-cheque-fraud-ring-escape-jail Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:48:29 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1881 NASSAU-A magistrate gave six members of a cheque fraud ring an opportunity to maintain clean criminal records. Carlos Valdez, 38; Arnell Armbrister, 24; Kendrea Smith, 27; Anavia Thompson, 22; Giselle Capernarus, 30; and Chiquia Rolle, 26, all admitted to defrauding HR Business Solutions by cashing forged cheques drawn on the company’s account. They ripped off […]

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]]> BPL unfairly dismissed manager in $1.9m fraud probe https://bahamascourtnews.com/bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bpl-unfairly-dismissed-manager-in-1-9m-fraud-probe Thu, 04 Jun 2020 06:10:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1632 NASSAU-Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) unfairly fired a senior manager following an internal investigation into a scheme that defrauded the utility company of $1.9 million. When BPL fired Sean Miller on September 18, 2017, he didn’t know his bosses suspected that he took part in the scheme. Miller has testified for the prosecution at the […]

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]]> ‘Landlady’ avoids jail by refunding victim of rental scam https://bahamascourtnews.com/landlady-avoids-jail-by-refunding-victim-of-rental-scam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landlady-avoids-jail-by-refunding-victim-of-rental-scam Sat, 23 May 2020 23:28:33 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1504 Fake landlady Kirvinique Campbell has avoided jail by repaying her victim in full on Friday. Scammer Campbell, 24, on April 14 tricked Kameelah Higgs into giving her $700 as a deposit for a two-bedroom apartment that she didn’t own. Magistrate Samuel McKinney issued a warrant of committal on Monday, May 18 ordering police to take […]

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