St Catherine, Jamaica – A 44-year-old businessman from St Catherine has discovered himself in deep trouble with the legislation after allegedly gathering hundreds of thousands of {dollars} from clients to provide motor automobiles — however by no means delivering them.
Charged with fraudulent conversion is Lloyd Thompson, a businessman of Balmetto East Fort, in St Catherine. The fees stem from a collection of incidents that befell between April and August 2023.
Stories reaching Mckoy’s Information are that two males made hefty funds to Thompson for motor automobiles throughout that interval. One complainant reportedly paid $2.4 million for a Toyota Coaster, whereas one other paid $1 million as a deposit for a Toyota Hiace bus.
It’s additional alleged that after gathering the cash, Thompson stopped answering the lads’s calls and averted additional contact. When he lastly spoke with them, he allegedly gave excuses that raised severe suspicion, prompting each males to file a report with the police.
Following investigations, Thompson was taken into custody in reference to related complaints made within the Kingston police space. Throughout an identification parade, each complainants positively recognized him.
He was formally charged on Friday, and a courtroom date is now being finalised.
