November 21 plea and case management hearing set in Sagicor fraud case

 

A plea and case management hearing has been scheduled for November 21 in the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court for the four women implicated the multi-million dollar fraud uncovered at Sagicor bank last year.

 

Alysia Moulton White, a former Vice President for Group Marketing at Sagicor Group Jamaica, Client Care Officer Tishan Samuels, and former Sagicor Bank employees Tricia Monique Moulton and Malika McLeod are accused of conspiring and defrauding the US Foreign Currency accounts of about six Sagicor customers.

 

The funds were allegedly swindled from the accounts of clients between August and October 2022.

 

Their bail was extended when they appeared in court Thursday morning.

 

In the meantime, the long-awaited video footage which was being sought by former Sagicor executive Alysia Moulton White's attorney, Matthew Hyatt, to determine who deposited $661,000 into her account has been received by the prosecution and is to be shared with her defence team.

 

Mrs Moulton White is also being represented by attorneys Bert Samuels and Bianca Samuels.

 

In February, Mr. Hyatt requested the footage of the deposits captured on video on September 21 and 30, 2022.

 

He also requested recordings of a Team's meeting on September 30, 2022.

 

Earlier in the proceedings, attorneys complained that they have not yet received disclosure as was ordered by the court.

 

King's Counsel Peter Champagnie, who is representing Ms McLeod, told the court that no disclosure has been made despite a May 25 order.

 

But attorney Anne-Marie Fuertado-Richards, who will be prosecuting the matter on behalf of Sagicor, indicated that she has seen evidence of disclosure but could not account for why the video material was not handed over to the defence.

 

Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque subsequently ruled that partial disclosure be made.

 

Mrs Moulton White's attorney, Matthew Hyatt, also requested emails sent and received between 2021 and 2022 and the alleged slip that was used to withdraw funds from her account.

 

Attorney representing Ms Samuels, Rita Allen-Brown, requested the Unique Transaction Reference reports for all transactions for September 29, 2022.

 

Mrs Allen Brown said it is alleged that money was transferred from the Treasury Account, so she is seeking documents concerning the allegation.

 

She made a similar request for an unposted account.

 

King's Counsel Valerie Neita Robertson is representing Tricia Moulton.