A teen girl was on Tuesday fined $200,000 or three months in prison for lottery scamming in the St. Catherine Circuit Court.
The conviction against the minor, who pleaded guilty to possession of identity information, will not be part of her criminal record due to her status.
Her co-accused, Dwayne Minto and Kavoy Garcia, also pleaded guilty to possession of identity information. Minto was fined $900,000 or 12 months imprisonment while Garcia will have to pay $400,000 or spend nine months behind bars.
A fourth accused, Ramone Miller, was freed after no evidence was offered against him, while a fifth accused, Brookley Miller, was ordered to return to court on June 22 when the matter will go on trial.
Prosecutors reported that on July 22, 2022, members of the security forces' Joint Anti-Gang Task Force swooped down on the gated community of Caribbean Estate in Portmore, St. Catherine to carry out a raid.
During the operation, a house with eight people, six men and two females, was searched and the occupants held.
The police discovered several documents containing information about people living overseas, several cell phones, SIM cards, and laptops.
A Toyota Mark X motor car was also seized.
The occupants were held on suspicion of lottery scamming and later charged.
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