Stop threatening Carmax accused, RM warns complainants
SENIOR Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey Wednesday warned complainants in the Carmax multimillion-dollar fraud case to desist from interfering with the four accused following reports that the men were being threatened and intimidated by the complainants.
The magistrate warned the complainants in the matter to allow due process to take its course or face the full consequences of the law.
“Those of you who are meting out threats and interfering with the due prosecution of this matter, I don’t have any hesitation to have the police arrest and charge you and bring you before the court,” she said.
The magistrate made the comments in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court after the court was informed that the complainants were interfering with the four accused in the case — Carmax executive Darren Blake and three used car dealers, Dwight Tyndale, Peter Blake and Barrington Biggs.
In addition, one complainant also complained about the length of time the case was taking and threatened to seize the car that she had given to Carmax.
“Mr Blake took my car and sold my car and did not give me any money. I know that the car is in Jamaica, why can’t I get back my car or the money?” the woman asked.
When she was cautioned by Pusey to be patient, she told the magistrate that she was willing to risk being arrested.
But Pusey told her: “If you want to take on that highway, take it, because we have space for everybody.”
The magistrate further told the complainants to heed her warning or suffer the same fate as Richard Foreman, operator of Mother’s Enterprise, who was arrested for creating public mischief in June.
Foreman reportedly went to the police and reported that his car was stolen after he sold his 2008 Honda motor car to Carmax and did not get his money after the car company reportedly sold the car to Peter Blake.
Foreman also appeared in court Wednesday and his bail was extended for him to return to court on October 30, the same day that the four accused in the Carmax matter are scheduled to return.
The court heard that there are now more than 100 complainants in the matter and the fraud is said to be over $200 million.
