Sept 17 return date for women in Sagicor Bank fraud trial

THE FOUR women charged in connection with the multimilliondollar fraud racket uncovered at Sagicor Bank in 2022 are to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on September 17, for plea and case management hearing.

Alysia Moulton White, a former vice-president of group marketing at Sagicor; her sister, Tricia Moulton, the bank’s former Liguanea branch manager; Malika McLeod, a personal banker; and Tishan Samuels, a client care officer, are facing fraud charges in connection with a suspected $65-million racket uncovered at the bank’s Liguanea branch in October 2022.

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

The women are accused of conspiring to defraud the US foreign currency accounts of about six Sagicor customers.

Among the charges are conspiracy to defraud, larceny as a servant, breaches of the Cybercrimes Act, and making unauthorised withdrawals from customers’ accounts.

The accused’s bail was extended when they appeared in court yesterday.

Investigators say more than 60 million dollars was defrauded from customers’ accounts in the alleged scam.

When the case was mentioned yesterday, Samuels’ lawyer, Rita Allen Brown, reminded the court that there are documents which she has requested, an unposted account and the UTR (unique transaction reference) number, which have not been provided.

However, she was advised by attorney Ann-Marie Feurtado Richards, who is prosecuting on a fiat on behalf of Sagicor, that there was no UTR for the day that she requested, but that she would disclose the unposted accounts.

McLeod is being represented by Peter Champagnie, KC, while Tricia Moulton is being represented by Valerie Neita Robertson and John Mark Reid.

Moulton White is represented by Bert Samuels and Matthew Hyatt.