By Kimone Witter
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency has charged the Jamaica Defene Force soldier who was arrested in connection with a sophisticated phishing scam that defrauded the National Commercial Bank of more than $47 million.
Garrick Lewis, 25, was on Friday charged with acquisition of criminal property, engaging in a transaction involving criminal property, facilitating the use of criminal property and receiving stolen property.
He was arrested on November 26 during a joint operation by MOCA and officers from the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch.
Lewis' suspected accomplice, 33-year-old Romemone Thompson who was already in custody for separate crimes, was similarly charged and returned to custody.
Both accused are suspected to be part of a wider organised criminal syndicate.
Allegations are that between April and June 2022, the soldier helped to illegally access funds from a number of bank accounts via an online phishing scam.
The stolen money was subsequently transferred to various beneficiary accounts, which have since been used to withdraw the funds or further transfer them to other banking institutions.
Anyone with more information on this investigation is being asked to report what they know to MOCA's tip line, 888-MOCA-TIP (888 6622 847).
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