PM among those hit by NHT fraud

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is among several National Housing Trust contributors hit by fraud uncovered at the National Housing Trust.

Six persons including a senior employee at the Trust were arrested today during a series of raids conducted by the Fraud Squad and Flying Squad in the Corporate Area and St Catherine.

Sources at the NHT told RJR News that the fraud involves NHT refund.

It's understood that over a period of time millions of dollars were taken out of the accounts of NHT contributors who failed to apply for refund.

It's understood that the Prime Minister's account was among those defrauded.

The police are tight-lipped about the investigations.