The Supreme Court trial of a woman accused of fraudulently wiring over $0.75 million dollars to bank accounts in Guyana over two years ago, started on Tuesday, before Justice Jon Isaacs.
Beverly Alison Jadoo, 50, is accused of fraudulently wiring a total of $842,000 from two separate financial institutions to two separate bank accounts bank under the company name of Taino Investments, Incorporated.
A six-woman, six-man jury was selected to hear the case.
Ms Jadoo is represented by Attorney Gregory Hilton, while Wellington Olander, Assistant Director of Legal Affairs at the Attorney General’s office, is representing the Crown. He is expected to call a number of witnesses.
Ms. Jadoo, who at the time of her arrest, was in possession of a work permit, which allowed her to work as a travelling saleswoman for a company called General House Services Limited, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of fraud by false pretences.
The first count alleged that the defendant, while concerned with others, unlawfully obtained consent from the Royal Bank of Scotland (Nassau) to wire $330,000 owned by Green Corporation to the credit of an account in the name of Taino Investments Inc. to an account at Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, Georgetown, Guyana on Oct. 6, 2000.
On Dec. 7, 2000, another charge alleged that the accused obtained consent from Ansbacher (Bahamas) Limited to wire $89,000, owned by Kathleen Winchell, to the credit of the mentioned account at the same bank.
Another charge alleged that on Dec. 21, 2000, the defendant obtained consent from Ansbacher (Bahamas) Ltd, to wire another $95,000 to the account.
The fourth charge alleged that on Feb. 15, 2001, the accused obtained consent to wire $95,000 to the credit of Taino Investments Limited to an account at Scotia Bank, Georgetown, Guyana.
On April 3, 2001, she allegedly obtained consent from Ansbacher to wire $90,000; on May 1, 2001, she obtained consent from the mentioned financial institution to wire $85,000; and the last charge alleged that she obtained consent from the mentioned company, on May 28, 2001, to wire $58,000 to an account in the name of Taino Investments Limited to Scotia Bank, Georgetown, Guyana.
The case is expected to continue at 10 a.m. today.
By Jimenita Swain, The Nassau Guardian
