Accused fraudster to face court on November 6

A mention date was set in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in a matter involving a man who allegedly took the complainant’s money, purporting that he could obtain a BMW X6 on his behalf but failed to do so.

Charged with fraudulent conversion is Ricardo Malcolm of a Linstead, St Catherine address.

The Crown alleges that between July 22 and November 28, 2013, Malcolm was given a total of $4.3 million for the purchase of a 2011 BMW X6 motor vehicle, which Malcolm told the complainant would take two, to three months to arrive in the island, as it was coming from Saudi Arabia.

Sometime in late November 2013, the complainant made enquiries about the vehicle; however, information was not forthcoming. The complainant has yet to receive the vehicle or his $4.3 million back.

In court, the complainant told Resident Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams that this issue has caused him nothing but grief, and has led to him having a nervous breakdown.

She told him that she would deal with his matter and set it for mention on November 6.

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Accused fraudster to face court on November 6

Fraudster receives suspended sentence

Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

A man who attempted to defraud National Commercial Bank of over $50,000 was given 18 months suspended sentence when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

He is Muerice Bodden, 28-year-old unemployed of a Kingston address.

Bodden was given a non-custodial sentence after his attorney Lancelot Clarke Jr told the court that while his client had done something criminal he was not beyond redemption. He argued that his client deserved a second chance and a non-custodial sentence would be in order.

Resident Magistrate Vaughn Smith then ordered that Bodden be given a suspended sentence.

The court heard that on the day in question the accused went to NCB Portmore, St Catherine, he tendered a cheque valued at $54,000 to be changed, he gave a fake driver’s licence bearing the name Andrew Powell.

Having checked the document and found that they were fictitious, the police were called and Bodden taken into custody.

He was subsequently charged with possession of forged document and uttering forged document.

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Fraudster receives suspended sentence