Convict and attorney dissatisfied with prison sentence.
On Thursday, June 27, 2024, a St Ann Parish Court judge sentenced former NCB wealth advisor Khadene Thomas to 24 months in prison for allegedly stealing $74.5 million.
According to Observer Online, the convicted woman and her attorney express deep disappointment at the 24-month custodial sentence she received.
Thomas, who served as a wealth advisor at the National Commercial Bank in Ocho Rios, St Ann, was handed a 24-month hard labor sentence for uttering forged documents and a 12-month term for larceny as a servant in St Ann’s Bay Parish Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
Both sentences are to be served concurrently.
Despite her attorney’s plea for a suspended sentence, the judge granted her a 30% discount, taking into account her positive social inquiry report and lack of prior convictions.
In February 2024, Thomas pleaded guilty to defrauding three of NCB’s customers of millions while employed as a wealth advisor. She admitted to three counts of larceny as a servant and 31 counts of uttering forged documents.
Thomas has already repaid NCB US$100,000 of the US$400,000 she embezzled.
The police charged Thomas under the Cybercrimes Act in 2023.
Evidence disclosed in court suggested that during her two-year tenure managing the company’s wealth portfolios, she falsified clients’ signatures on a debit instrument, debited their accounts, and transferred funds to multiple accounts, including her own.
Her attorney stated that the 36-year-old deeply regrets her actions and has fully accepted responsibility for her wrongdoing.
Tragic Murder of Landscaper in Linstead while on the Job.
Unknown attackers fatally shot a St. Catherine landscaper while he was working on a job in Victoria district, Linstead, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
The authorities have identified the victim as Fitzroy Angus, also known as ‘Bug,’ aged 53.
According to police reports, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Angus was carrying out landscaping duties in a yard when he was ambushed by unknown assailants who shot him multiple times.
Upon hearing the gunshots, a police team in the vicinity swiftly responded. Upon arrival, officers discovered Angus in a pool of blood, suffering from gunshot wounds at the rear of a property.
The injured man was quickly transported to the Linstead Public Hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries.
The police are yet to establish a motive for the shooting.
Teacher charged for allegedly sexually molesting a student under 16.
The authorities have arrested and charged an educator at a St Catherine-based institution in relation to accusations of sexual molestation of a female student under his care.
The identity of the 30-year-old male has been withheld by the police. He faces charges of sexual touching and sexual grooming.
It is reported that the alleged crimes took place at the school.
Following a filed report, the teacher was arrested after an investigation by law enforcement officers.
Subsequently, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, he was charged following a session in the presence of his attorney.
A court appearance date is pending.
Spanish Town Police on the Hunt for Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Child’s Father.
Spanish Town Police on the Hunt for Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Child’s Father
The Spanish Town Police have initiated a search for a woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her child’s father at her residence on the evening of Wednesday, June 26, 2024, on St John’s Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
The victim has been identified as Lashan Parker, a 26-year-old laborer from St John’s Road in Spanish Town.
According to the police report, Parker visited the home of his child’s mother in the community around 7 p.m., leading to an altercation between the couple. During the altercation, the woman reportedly seized a knife and inflicted a fatal wound to the left side of Parker’s chest.
Following the incident, the woman fled the scene. The police responded and transported the injured man to Spanish Town Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The authorities have recovered the suspected murder weapon and are conducting an investigation into the incident.