Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2020 (RSCNPF): The Police formally arrested and charged Sergeant Fitzroy Morton for the offences of Forgery and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering on October 19, 2020. Sergeant Morton served as the Assistant Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Police Cooperative Credit Union (PCCU). His arrest results from investigations into fraudulent payments made from the Severance Payment Fund to four (4) former employees of the PCCU. The individuals were employed at the PCCU during the period in which the offences were committed. The offences were committed in 2020 between March 01 and May 13.
He has since been granted bail in the sum of $60,000 with two (2) sureties for his appearance at the Basseterre Magistrate’s Court on December 07, 2020. His bail conditions are that: (1) he should have no contact with PCCU employees unless it relates to business; (2) he is to surrender his passport; and (3) he is to report to the Cayon Police Station on Mondays and Fridays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 06, 2020 (RSCNPF): Deon Webbe, Mario Wigley, Chanita Richards, Hyacinth Phipps and Tisharie Fyfield were granted bail on Monday, October 05, 2020 in the sum of $60,000 with two (2) sureties.
Their bail conditions are as follows: (1) they are to surrender all travel documents; (2) they are to report to the Police Station twice per week, that is, on Mondays and Fridays; (3) they are to have no contact with the employees of the Police Cooperative Credit Union in relation to these matters (however they are allowed to conduct business); and (4) they are to return to court on December 07, 2020.
Mario Wigley of Cayon was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, three (3) counts of Uttering of Forged Documents, three (3) counts of Forgery, and four (4) counts of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Hyacinth Phipps of Garden’s Housing was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Chanita Richards of Parray’s Extension was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Tisharie Fyfield of Gillard’s Meadows was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Obtaining Money on Forged Documents
Deon Webb of New Road was charged for one (1) count of Misconduct in Public Office, one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, three (3) counts of Uttering of Forged Documents, and four (4) counts of Causing Money to be Paid on Forged Documents.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 05, 2020 (RSCNPF): On July 27, 2020, the National Audit Office requested an investigation into suspected fraudulent payments made from the Severance Payment Fund to four (4) employees (now former employees) of the Police Cooperative Credit Union (PCCU).
The White Collar Crime Unit launched an investigation into the activities surrounding payments made from Fund during May and June, 2020. Based on the findings of the investigations, charges were proffered against the four former employees of the PCCU and the Deputy Labour Commissioner. The details of the charges are as follow:
Mario Wigley of Cayon was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, three (3) counts of Uttering of Forged Documents, three (3) counts of Forgery, and four (4) counts of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Hyacinth Phipps of Garden’s Housing was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Chanita Richards of Parray’s Extension was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Transactions, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Demanding Money on Forged Documents.
Tisharie Fyfield of Gillard’s Meadows was charged with one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Money Laundering by Possession, one (1) count of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, and one (1) count of Obtaining Money on Forged Documents
Deon Webb of New Road was charged for one (1) count of Misconduct in Public Office, one (1) count of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering by Possession, three (3) counts of Uttering of Forged Documents, and four (4) counts of Causing Money to be Paid on Forged Documents.
They were all arrested and charged on October 04, 2020. The total amount of money involved in the matter amounts to EC $1,182,144.38 which belongs to the Government of the St. Kitts and Nevis.
Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 02, 2020 (RSCNPF): On July 31, 2020 Elretha Samantha Jeffers of Buckley’s Housing Development received 14 charges – six for the offence of Larceny by Servant and eight for the offence of Money Laundering.
The Money Laundering charges include the importation of property that is the proceeds of crime into St. Kitts and Nevis, the possession of property that is the proceeds of crime and engaging in transactions that involve money that is the proceeds of crime.
Jeffers is accused of stealing approximately EC $655,000 from her employer and subsequently laundering the same between December 2016 and June 2019.
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