HOTEL WORKER CHARGED WITH FRAUDULENT USE OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE’S CREDIT CARD
Detectives assigned to the Fraud Squad and Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FSFCID) of the Specialized Investigation Branch have arrested and charged a 32-year-old maintenance worker following a case of fraud at a resort in St. Ann.
Charged with Engaging in a Transaction Involving Criminal Property, Simple Larceny and Unauthorised Access to Computer Data is Derval Brown, a resident of Exchange, Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Reports are that between Saturday, October 3, 2026, and Sunday, October 4, 2026, Brown, who was employed in the maintenance department of a hotel in St. Ann, gained access to a credit card belonging to a senior executive of the resort. He then executed a series of unauthorised transactions totalling USD $6,449.33.
The executive discovered the fraudulent charges, alerted his financial institution and reported the incident to the police. Following an investigation by the FSFCID, Brown was taken into custody on Monday, November 9, 2026.
He was officially charged on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, after undergoing a Question-and-Answer session in the presence of his attorney.
Brown was offered bail of JM$500,000.00 and is scheduled to appear before the St. Ann Parish Court at a later date.
