UPDATE: Prominent Kingston attorney Jennifer Messado on fraud charges
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prominent Corporate Area attorney-at-law Jennifer Messado was last night slapped with several charges by the police relating to property deals, forgery and money laundering.
Messado, who was arrested about 4:45 last evening in the Constant Spring area of St Andrew, has been charged with four counts of forgery, two counts of uttering forged documents, conspiracy to defraud, causing money to be paid out by forged document and money laundering.
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According to investigators on December 20, 2017, the accused prepared an Agreement of Sales for two parcels of land without the knowledge and consent of the owner.
It is alleged that Messado forged the signature of the trustee, stamp and letterhead of the owner of the properties to facilitate the fraudulent transaction and collected US$270,000 as down payment from the prospective purchaser.
These properties were reportedly put on sale for $232 million or US$1.8 million.
