WATCH: Police search property of SSL ex-employee in fraud scandal
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The article describes a fraud scandal involving an SSL ex-employee, with police searches and an ongoing probe by Jamaican accountability bodies (Financial Investigations Division and Fraud Squad). This is directly tied to alleged financial misconduct affecting customers.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police are presently conducting a search of the premises of an ex-employee of Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), the investment firm now at the centre of a massive fraud investigation.
Attorney-at-law Tamika Harris confirmed to OBSERVER ONLINE that the search is being conducted in her presence. The search started at about 12 noon.
Earlier this week, a document with sensitive information about her client was released to the public.
The document is believed to be a statement from Harris’ client that was given on January 7, 2023, detailing the names of SSL customers whose accounts the former employee allegedly “borrowed” funds from.
The funds were listed in both Jamaican and US dollars.
The document, which is being circulated on social media, also detailed the means allegedly used to withdraw monies from the accounts of clients and how much was “borrowed” without their consent.
It did not mention sprint legend Usain Bolt, who is among the affected SSL clients in the massive fraud that is being probed by the Financial Investigations Division and the Fraud Squad.
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