BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FOLLOWING charges brought against seven individuals earlier this year for obtaining money by false pretence, another man was arrested and slapped with similar charges.
A police press release this morning (Jun. 22) stated that Leroy Davis of Middle Island was arrested and formally charged and cautioned for obtaining money under false pretences.
The offences were allegedly committed between January 25 and March 14 this year, where the sum of $12,200 X CD was obtained from the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis under false pretences.
So far, the ongoing investigation into fraud against the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has accounted for the loss of $138,900 X CD.
On Wednesday (May 10), police had charged Ivas Burnham of Middle Island, Lescelia Francis of Lamberts, and Lynette and Lejon Warner of Conyers for falsely 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 pretences.
Three days later, police had arrested and charged Kelvin Pemberton of Stapleton Village and Daveron Flemming of Challengers Village with similar offences.
Pemberton was charged on seven warrants in the first instance for obtaining money by false pretence.
The offences were allegedly committed between December 2, 2016 and February 27, 2017 in Basseterre, where the sum of $35,000 X CD was obtained from the Government under false pretence.
And Flemming was charged on two warrants in the first instance, also for obtaining money by false pretence. He allegedly committed these offences between February 21 and March 17, 2017 in Basseterre, where the sum of $6,000 X CD was obtained from the Government under false pretence.
Prior to the arrests of those persons, another man was also implicated in the fraud investigation.
Police had issued a release on April 13, 2017, which stated that Lennon Caines of Old Road was charged on four warrants in the first instance for obtaining money by false pretence.
The offences were allegedly committed between December 19, 2016 and March 15, 2017 when $17,000 X CD was obtained from the Government under false pretence.
Police have also indicated that investigations into these offences are ongoing.
