A former employee of Caribbean Cement Company and her co-accused who allegedly defrauded the company of more than $15 million were both offered bail in the sum $1 million each, with a surety, when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Camesha Bentley, who was employed to the company as an accounting clerk, and co-accused George Beckford, were offered bail by Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey on condition that they surrender their travel documents. A stop order was also placed on both.

In addition, they were ordered to report to the Greater Portmore Police Station on Mondays and Fridays between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Both accused, who have been charged with conspiracy to defraud, were ordered to return to court on March 30.

According to the police, between May 6, 2008 and November 8, 2009, Bentley allegedly conspired with known and unknown persons and caused several cheques to be falsely paid out from the account of the company, amounting to $15,280,385.29.

The court was told that the cheques were paid out in the names of George Beckford and his common-law wife Marlene Brown, who were neither employees nor suppliers of the company.

Bentley was arrested on December 4 last year and Beckford held later. Brown, in the meantime, is being sought by the police.