ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man who allegedly gained unauthorised access to a bank account and used a fraudulent identification card to make several transactions totalling almost $2 million is now facing several charges.

He has been identified as 41-year-old Rushawn Bygrave, a truck assistant of Claremount Housing Scheme, Old Harbour in St Catherine.

He is charged with unauthorised access to computer data, uttering fraudulent documents and simple larceny.

Reports are that between Friday, September 27 and Monday, September 30, Bygrave gained unauthorised access to a complainant’s bank account.

It is alleged that he used a fraudulent identification card to make several unauthorised transactions, totalling $1,980,000.

The complainant was alerted to the fraudulent transactions by their bank and filed a police report.

The police said Bygrave was apprehended at a business establishment in Portmore while enquiring about the status of his fraudulent purchase. He was subsequently charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.

His court date is being finalised.