Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:
A St James woman accused of defrauding her employer of US$36,500 (J$4,201,515) between 2011 and 2012, had her bail extended to May 6 in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Brittany Lawson, charged with fraud, was given the new court date after it was revealed that a representative from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) would be taking over prosecution of the case.
"This is a matter in which the office of the DPP has an interest. Kelly-Ann Bowen, from the DPP's office, has conduct of this matter. I spoke to counsel, and we have agreed to one month's time for mention of this matter," clerk of the court Natalie Malcolm told presiding magistrate Natalie Hart-Hines.
The case was subsequently set for mention on May 6.
The allegations are that Lawson, who was in training at the Montego Free Zone in 2011, was given access to a supervisor's password for the company's database, including its bank account, as part of her training. Beginning from December 12, 2011, she reportedly used the password to make 14 unauthorized wire transfers of funds from the account, amounting to a total of US$36,500.
The discrepancies were discovered on January 4, 2012 and reported to the police. Subsequent investigations led to Lawson's arrest, and her laptop was also seized as evidence.
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