MONTEGO BAY, St James — An incomplete case file is hindering the prosecution of a Montego Bay businessman who was charged after police raided his printery and seized items including identity information of individuals residing overseas.

Jerome Ron Gallimore of Mango Walk in the parish appeared before presiding judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce to answer to multiple charges on Tuesday. It was his second court appearance.

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Gallimore is charged with three counts of possession of forged seal, forgery of certain documents with intent to defraud, possession of official justice of the peace (JP) seal, possession of identity information with intent, possession of access device, and uttering forged document. He is being represented by attorney-at-law Martyn Thomas.

During the hearing the court was told that the case file was found to be lacking certain crucial information, rendering the file insufficient for transfer to the Circuit Court.

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As a result, Grant-Pryce rescheduled the case for mention on May 20 and extended Gallimore’s bail.

According to court records, on September 12 about 12:00 pm, law enforcement officers entered Gallimore’s commercial premises and found a box, next to a computer desk, with multiple United States and Jamaican driver’s licences, immigration stamps from various countries, two JP seals, and several passport-size photographs.

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The police said that upon examination of Gallimore’s computer they discovered several police certificates; motor vehicle titles; driver’s licences from the US, Jamaica, and Canada; as well as identity information of people residing overseas.

The police also said Gallimore’s cellphone was analysed and found to contain several WhatsApp conversations with people who had sent him photographs of themselves.