Teen remanded on 38 criminal deception charges

A national footballer is now on remand at Dodds Prison for the next two weeks after being accused of almost 40 criminal deception charges of falsely representing that bank cards were lawfully in his possession.

Raquan Ricardo Clarke, 19, of 6th Avenue North Wildey, St Michael, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes in the No. 1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to each charge.

These include charges of dishonestly obtaining:

– from an account in the name of Camile Fraser — $159 by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of Royal Bank of Canada Limited Visa debit card and that he was authorised to use it on May 29;

– from Peter Carter’s account — $716.92 on May 11, $649.22 on May 12, $3 494 on May 13, $4 917 on June 20, $519 on June 22, $1 799 on June 23 and $384 on June 24, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a ScotiaBank Visa debit card;

– from Anne-Marie Persid’s account — $114.70 on October 4 and $230.50 on October 5, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a Republic Bank Barbados Limited Visa credit card;

– from Joseph Atherley’s account — $3 093.68 on July 9, $60 on July 10, $84.50 on August 4, $998.17 on August 6, $1 783.15 on August 11, $937 on August 12, $75.05 on August 18, $1 510 on August 19, $172.50 on September 18, $121.71 on September 19, $548.13 on September 22, $208 on October 1, $284 on October 2, $1 111.36 on October 3, $171.32 on October 6 and $308 on October 16, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Visa debit card;

– on July 11, from Gracelyn Wiles’s account — $833, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a ScotiaBank MasterCard debit card;

– from Washington Jordan’s account — $299.09 and $46.64 on May 20, $109.05 on June 9 and $363.48 on June 14, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Visa debit card;

– on October 7, from Katrina Bend’s account — $1 261.34 by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Visa debit card;

– From Jarvis Perry’s account — $1 523.57 on September 22, $2 276 on September 23 and $649 on September 24, by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a ScotiaBank Aero MasterCard credit card; and

– From Janet Mullin’s account — $ 1 006.38 on July 7 and $129.40 on July 8 by falsely representing that he was in lawful possession of and authorised to use a Republic Bank Visa debit card.

Pointing to the number of charges, the prosecutor, Sergeant Kenmore Philips, objected to Clarke’s release, arguing that the accused had been in a position of trust and that the matters were all serious.

Defence attorney Ronshalee Proverbs highlighted Clarke’s youth and his lack of previous convictions, saying that the accused was a member of the national football team and was willing to comply with any bail conditions set.

Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes remanded Clarke until December 15.