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Medical doctor accused of being mastermind in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme remanded

Nakinskie Robinson reports
 
Medical doctor Chloe Douett, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the scheme that allegedly defrauded several financial institutions of more than $600 million, was Friday remanded when she appeared before the St. Catherine Parish Court. 
 
The 30-year-old medical doctor is facing charges of uttering forged documents, demanding property on forged documents, conspiracy to defraud, and failure to safely store of firearm. 
 
Dr. Douett, who reportedly also goes by the name Peta-Gay Coke, was ordered to return to court on March 13 for a bail hearing. 
 
She is represented by King's Counsel Peter Champagnie and Richard Lynch. 
 
According to allegations outlined by the clerk of the court, between September and October 2025, Douett went to a bank in Montego Bay, St. James seeking a loan of $79 million. 
 
It is further alleged that she presented identification, a land valuation report, a job letter, and a statement of account from a financial institution in the name of Peta-Gay Coke, listing a Beverly Hills, St. Andrew address. 
 
It's reported that the accused returned to the bank on January 13 to complete the loan application, at which time she
was accosted by security personnel and later handed over to the police. 
 
It is further reported that when she was accosted at the bank, Dr. Douett had a folder in her possession containing several
identification cards in the names of Chloe Douett and Peta-Gay Coke. 
 
The medical doctor was among three persons arrested and charged two weeks ago by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) in relation to the alleged fraud scheme against several financial institutions.
 
It's alleged that five financial institutions were fleeced of more than $600 million through a series of fraudulent transactions. 
 
The others are charged, our 29-year-old Ivana Campbell, an executive assistant of Cedar Grove, Portmore, St. Catherine, and 44-year-old Dwayne Pitter of Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew. 
 
Campbell and Pitter have been charged with breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act, The Larceny Act, the Forgery Act, and the Law Reformed (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act, as well as conspiracy to defraud at common law.
 
Campbell appeared before the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, where she was granted $1 million bail and ordered to return on February 4. 
 
Pitter has not yet appeared before the court. 
 
MOCA reported that it, along with the Financial Investigations Division, carried out coordinated investigations into what was described as a highly sophisticated fraud operation, allegedly conducted over an extended period and involving the use of forged and fraudulently obtained documents. 


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