Alleged scammer forfeits J$12 million, BMW X6 after Supreme Court order

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID), in its capacity as Jamaica’s Assets Recovery Agency under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), has secured a Consent Order in the Supreme Court in civil recovery proceedings linked to lottery-scam activity dating back to 2010.

In a release, the FID said the matter arose from a civil recovery application under sections 57 and 58 of POCA, where the agency alleged that assets acquired by the defendant, Simnel Mullings, were connected to the proceeds of unlawful conduct.

Evidence outlined by the agency, as part of its claim filed before the Court, alleges that during the period September 2009 to December 2010, Mullings received several remittances from various senders in the United States.

Under the Consent Order made in late January 2026, the court ordered Mullings to pay a total of J$12 million to FID of which J$4.5 million was paid to the agency immediately, and the remaining J$7.5 million is to be paid in 16 equal monthly installments of J$468,750. The first instalment is due by the end of February 2026.

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It also ordered forfeiture of a 2012 BMW X6,  in excellent condition, to the FID. Although the X6 was registered in the name of an associate of the defendant, financial investigations revealed the defendant was the beneficial owner of the vehicle.

Civil recovery is one of the key ways Jamaica’s asset-recovery framework removes the benefit of crime through court-supervised processes and legal safeguards, FID said.

Keith Darien, principal director of financial crime investigations, FID, said, “Civil recovery helps to stop crime from paying. Where the evidence supports it, even where there is no conviction, we will use due process to recover illicit benefit, deter offenders, and protect the public interest, especially when fraud and deception cause so much harm locally and overseas.”