KINGSTON, Jamaica— A man was denied bail in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday when the judge heard that he was arrested on suspicion of fraud while out on bail for a similar offence.

Jahjoy Polack and his co-accused Onexcia Brooks are charged with conspiracy to defraud, aid or abet the commission of an offence and unlawfully making available data or device for the commission of an offense.

It is alleged that in June 2024 Polack and Brooks gained access to the complainant’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) account and transferred over $195,000 to a Scotia Bank account belonging to Brooks’ mother.

It was further disclosed that when Brooks’ mother was arrested along with the accused, she gave a caution statement that Polack had come to her for her Scotia Bank card on the day the withdrawal was made.

The Crown disclosed that bank statements from NCB and Scotia reflect the transfer and withdrawal from the respective banks, matching the information provided by the complainant and the now Crown witness.

The lawyer representing Polack in appealing for bail stated that the Crown’s case is weak as it is relying on the statement from Brooks’ mother to make the case.

Chief Parish Judge Chester Crooks denied the bail appeal however on the grounds that Polack had previously committed a similar offence and was on bail at the time of when the recent alleged crime was committed. He said Polack could interfere with the Crown’s witness and there is already an increase in fraudulent activities currently happening in the Christmas season.

Polack was remanded, and Brooks’ bail extended. They are expected to be back in court on January 28, when Judge Crooks said another bail application can be made for Polack.