KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Kingston businessman was on Wednesday charged with fraud by detectives attached to the Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch.
He is 43-year-old John Crichton, of Kensington Crescent, Kingston 6.
Reports are that between May 15 and 19 this year, the complainant paid $340,000 to Crichton as a part payment to import an engine and transmission with an agreement to pay the balance once the items arrived. It is alleged that the complainant did not get the goods at the agreed time although the delivery date had passed. It is further alleged that that goods were not imported.
An investigation was subsequently launched and Crichton arrested and charged for failure to deliver goods on contracted date.
He was offered bail in the sum of $200.000 with surety.
He is scheduled to appear the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday, October 16.
