BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FOUR individuals, including two females, were charged yesterday (May 10) in a case of fraud against the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, according to a police report.
Charged are Ivas Burnham of Middle Island, Lescelia Francis of Lamberts, and Lynette and Lejon Warner of Conyers.
The four of them were charged for obtaining a combined total of $68,700 X CD.
Burnham was charged on four warrants in the first instance for obtaining money by false pretence, allegedly committed between November 29, 2016 and February 23, 2017 in Basseterre and Sandy Point, where the sum of $18,700 XCD was obtained from the Government of the Federation under false pretences.
Francis was charged on two warrants in the first instance for obtaining money by false pretence. The offences were allegedly committed between December 14 and 30, 2016 in Basseterre, where the sum of $11,000 XCD was obtained from the Government of the Federation under false pretences.
Lynette Warner was charged for obtaining money by false pretence, allegedly committed on December 29, 2016 in Basseterre where the sum of $2,500 XCD was obtained from the Government of the Federation under false pretences.
And Lejon Warner was charged on seven warrants in the first instance for obtaining money by false pretence. The offences were allegedly committed between November 16, 2016 and March 15, 2017 in Basseterre and Sandy Point, where the sum of $36,500 XCD was obtained from the Government of the Federation under false pretenses.
Police said that investigations into these offences are ongoing.
