Trial of $65-million Sagicor fraud accused stalled

The trial of the four women implicated in the Sagicor multimillion-dollar fraud case has been postponed to July 14 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.

The trial was slated to start on Monday.

Alysia Moulton White, a former vice-president of group marketing at Sagicor; her sister, Tricia Moulton, the bank's former Liguanea branch manager; Malika McLeod, a personal banker; and Tishan Samuels, a client care officer, are facing fraud charges in connection with a suspected $65-million racket uncovered at the bank's Liguanea branch in October 2022.

The funds were allegedly swindled from the accounts of clients between August and October 2022.

The women are accused of conspiring to defraud the US foreign currency accounts of about six Sagicor customers.

Among the charges are conspiracy to defraud, larceny as a servant, breaches of the Cybercrimes Act, and making unauthorised withdrawals from customers' accounts.

McLeod is being represented by Peter Champagnie KC, while Tricia Moulton is being represented by Kemar Robinson.

Samuels is being represented by Rita Allen Brown and Moulton White is represented by Deborah Martin.

Attorney Ann-Marie Feurtado Richards is prosecuting the matter on a fiat from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

- Tanesha Mundle

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