Scores of job seekers who were fleeced of millions of dollars in an overseas employment racket have been told it's unlikely they will get back their money.
Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey gave the warning when they packed into the Half-Way-Tree Courthouse this afternoon hoping to hear whether they will be refunded by the accused, Everette Jackson.
Jackson, the operator of Caribbean Recruiting Agency, was charged in December, after scores of job seekers complained that they had not received employment despite paying over millions of dollars in processing fees to the agency. He is charged with 50 counts of fraudulent conversion involving more than $20 million.
Many of the job seekers complained that they paid between $300,000 and $500,000 to the accused in the hoping of landing a job.
Jackson has been given until July 28 by the Senior Magistrate to tell the court whether he will be refunding the money to the complainants. His attorney, Ernest Smith, had requested more time for him to source the funds to make restitution.
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