A mechanic, who allegedly assumed the identity of a City of Kingston (COK) Co-operative Credit Union account holder and withdrew over a million dollars from his account then took out an $800,000 loan in the man’s name, was remanded into custody when he appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday.

The accused, 27-year-old Damion Deer of no fixed address, has been charged with several counts of forgery, uttering forged document, obtaining money by means of forged documents, attempting to obtain money by mean of forged documents and conspiracy to defraud.

His case is again scheduled for mention on October 3.

The police alleged that on six occasions between August and September, Deer made withdrawals from the COK customer’s account in Kingston.

Deer, the police claimed, assumed the identity of the account holder and used a fake Tax Registration Number, forged Florida driver’s licence and other identification cards to aid in the illegal acts.

He was held at COK’s Montego Bay, St James branch on September 7 where he allegedly attempted to withdraw $260,000 from the account.

He was taken into custody by members of the Fraud Squad and brought to Kingston where he was charged.