Retired contractor accused of holding $250m in drug assets

A retired haulage contractor accused of holding three multimillion-dollar properties allegedly linked to the proceeds of criminal activity on behalf of her late nephew, a convicted drug trafficker in the United States, had conditions attached to her $3 million bail when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday.
Donna Marie Green-Mitchell, who was arrested last month and charged with multiple money laundering-related offences, had her station bail varied to include several conditions, such as reporting to the police twice weekly, surrendering her travel documents, being placed under a stop order, and having her fingerprints taken.
The court was told that the matter forms part of a wider investigation involving another individual who has been extradited overseas.
Green-Mitchell was arrested and charged on June 24, 2026, following a joint investigation involving the Financial Investigations Division (FID), the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Constabulary Financial Unit, the Fraud Squad, and the Financial Crime Investigations Division of the Specialised Investigations Branch.
She faces three counts each of possession of criminal property, dealing in criminal property, and engaging in a transaction involving criminal property. She has also been charged with entering into or becoming concerned in an arrangement for the acquisition of criminal property by or on behalf of another, acquisition of criminal property, and conspiracy to acquire criminal property.
Investigators allege that Green-Mitchell held three properties, valued at more than $250 million, on behalf of her late nephew, O’Neil McKenzie, a Jamaican national who lived in Brooklyn, New York.
The FID said financial investigators examined how the properties, which were initially valued at approximately $120 million and are located in St Andrew, St Ann and Manchester, came to be registered in Green-Mitchell’s name.
According to investigators, the properties were beneficially owned by McKenzie, who was convicted in the United States for drug distribution offences and sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. He died in October 2023 while serving that sentence.
Investigators further allege that Green-Mitchell knowingly possessed and facilitated transactions involving property believed to represent the proceeds of McKenzie’s alleged criminal conduct.
During yesterday’s court proceedings, the prosecution informed Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell that the case file was incomplete. However, the judge ordered that disclosure be provided to the defence.
Judge Burrell also instructed the clerk of the court to contact the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the matter.
A November 5 date was subsequently set for mention, and Green-Mitchell’s bail was extended under the revised conditions.
Attorneys-at-law, Samoi Campbell and Davion Vassell, are representing her.
tanesha.mundle@gleanerjm.com