Millions Frozen - Court Orders Lockdown On Apartment Complex, Cash, High-End Vehicles.
Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMLivern Barrett
A High court judge has issued an order freezing approximately $220 million in cash, property and other assets traced by law-enforcement authorities to Sanja Elliott, the official charged in connection with the multimillion-dollar fraud uncovered at theManchester Parish Council.
The restraint order, issued by Justice David Batts last Tuesday, covers an apartment complex consisting of 11 units, a four-storey family house, four residential lots, sixhigh-end motor vehicles, including a Honda Ridgeline, and several bank accounts.
The Financial Investigations Division (FID), which has joined forces with the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) to probe the near $100-million fraud at the parish council, confirmed late yesterday that it was in possession of the restraint order.
"As part of the ongoing investigation into allegations of fraud, corruption and money laundering concerning a senior official at the Manchester Parish Council, an application for restraint order was made by the FID in the Supreme Court," the agency told The Gleaner.
"The restraint order was granted by Justice Batts. The investigation will intensify and the FID and MOCA will continue to collaborate to identify and investigate all acts of corruption, fraud and money laundering," the agency added.
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