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An upper St Andrew medical doctor has pleaded guilty to her involvement in an elaborate mortgage loan and real estate scheme used to defraud several Jamaican banks of approximately $600 million, court officials have disclosed. Chloe Douett, 30, who resides in Cherry Gardens, was convicted in the St Catherine Circuit Court on July 24 on an eight-count indictment, which includes seven crimes related to the fraud scheme and one linked to her licensed firearm, the Court Administration Division (CAD) toldThe Gleaner. The crimes related to the multimillion-dollar fraud scheme are conspiracy to def...

Delta Capital Partners, the investment firm facing criminal charges in Jamaica for alleged regulatory breaches, had assets up to December 2023 that were valued at one-third of its over US$15.4 million or J$2.3 billion in liabilities, a financial disclosure form filed in court has revealed. Promissory notes accounted for US$14 million or approximately J$2.1 billion in the liabilities while “payables” accounted for US$1.4 million or J$227 million, according to a statement of financial position the company filed in court and obtained byThe Sunday Gleaner. In comparison, the statement, which was...

The Supreme Court has granted an injunction preventing the Integrity Commission (IC) from charging Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley until the hearing and determination of an application by his lawyers for judicial review. Wheatley had applied for leave to pursue judicial review against the IC’s recommendation that he be charged with illicit enrichment. Observer Onlineunderstands that the Supreme Court on Friday granted Wheatley’s application, recommending that the judicial review be heard by a panel of three judges. Before granting the injunction, presiding Judge Justice David Batts had ...

Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has been granted leave to seek judicial review of the Integrity Commission's decision to prosecute him for alleged illicit enrichment and other corruption-related offences. At the same time, the IC has been barred from filing criminal charges until the matter is determined. Justice David Batts, in a ruling this morning, granted permission for the judicial review for Wheatley to proceed with his challenge against the actions of Director of Investigations Kevon Stephenson, Acting Director of Corruption Prosecution Kelly-Ann Murdock and the Integrity Commissi...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has lost his bid to strike out portions of an affidavit filed by a senior Integrity Commission (IC) official after the Court of Appeal dismissed his challenge to a Supreme Court ruling in the matter. The appellate court also lifted the stay of proceedings that had been imposed pending the outcome of the appeal, clearing the way for Holness' substantive judicial review challenging the Integrity Commission's investigation into his financial affairs to resume in the Supreme Court. The decision was delivered by Justice Paulette Williams in the Court of Appeal on ...