St Ann hotel worker granted $500,000 bail over alleged US$6,449 credit card fraud
ST ANN, Jamaica — A 32-year-old maintenance worker employed at a resort in St Ann has reportedly been granted $500,000 bail after allegedly using a senior executive’s credit card to carry out unauthorised transactions totalling US$6,449.33.
The accused, Derval Brown, of Exchange in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been charged with engaging in a transaction involving criminal property, simple larceny and unauthorised access to computer data.
According to police reports, between Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4, 2026, Brown, who worked in the hotel’s maintenance department, allegedly gained access to a credit card belonging to a senior executive at the property.
He is accused of using the card to conduct several unauthorised transactions amounting to US$6,449.33.
The alleged fraud was discovered after the executive noticed the suspicious charges and alerted his financial institution before making a report to the police.
An investigation by the Financial Services Fraud and Cybercrime Investigation Division subsequently led to Brown being taken into custody on Monday, November 9.
He was formally charged on Tuesday, November 10, following a question-and-answer session conducted in the presence of his attorney.
Brown is expected to appear before the St Ann Parish Court at a later date.
