Convicted drug dealer Andrew Hamilton, has now become a defendant in a case before the St. Andrew Parish Court, in which several persons including an attorney-at-law are accused of money laundering.
Hamilton's attorney, Tom Tavares-Finson, confirmed that his client, who has served his sentence in the United States, is charged with Money Laundering.
The other accused persons are Attorney-at-law Dawn Satterswaite; her husband, Realtor Terrence Allen; Paulette Higgins; Janet Ramsay; and Ann Marie Cleary.
Hamilton was arrested on Monday and appeared in the St. Andrew Parish Court on Thursday, where he was offered bail in the sum of $10 million.
Hamilton was convicted and sentenced in the US in 2014 for drug related offences.
Jamaican prosecutors alleged that he used the other parties to launder his drug money by purchasing properties worth more than J$300 million.
He and his co-accused have denied the allegations.
The matter has been set for trial on February 3, 2017.
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