JLP councillor Christopher Townsend
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor and businessman, Christopher Townsend, today pleaded not guilty when he appeared in the St. Andrew Parish Court today on fraud charges.
His co-accused, Bruce Stone, pleaded guilty.
The men, who are each out on $100,000 bail, are to return to court on December 12.
Mr. Townsend is charged with aiding and abetting the fraudulent use of a licence plate, aiding and abetting the fraudulent use of a licence disc, conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to deceive, accessory before the fact, accessory after the fact, and aiding and abetting the fraudulent use of a VIN plate.
Allegations in the case are that Townsend, who owns a fleet of buses, forged a licence plate, a road licence, motor vehicle fitness and registration documents, as well as a motor vehicle licence disc, and gave them to Stone, who owns a blue and white Toyota Coaster minibus.
The Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) uncovered the fraud when it seized the bus with the false licence plate.
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