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Confessed fraudster claims he was blackmailed

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A man, who admitted to fraud-related charges in the High Court, will be sentenced at the end of this month.

In telling his story to police during the investigation Aaron Francisco Joseph, 27, of Baycroft Road, Carrington Village, St Michael said it was possible that he was drugged and sexually explicit photographs were taken of him which were used as blackmail to commit the offences.

The charges against Joseph,  indicate that he forged a bill of exchange and obtained money on a forged instrument on January 8, 2018.

The facts of the case and Joseph’s statement to police were read into evidence today by Acting Senior Crown Counsel Rudolph Burnett who revealed that a cheque for $83,000 was first presented to First Caribbean International Bank before investigations discovered it was fraudulent.

In Joseph’s statement, he recalled standing at the bus stop when a man called “Bates”, who claimed to be his former jail mate, approached and offered him a ride. The two started to talk and Joseph told “Bates” about a car he crashed which was not his. The man offered to help Joseph and they exchanged numbers. Days later, he got a call and the person asked Joseph about meeting up and he agreed. He again met “Bates” and got into a car with him along with another man who was in the passenger seat.

The three made their way to a bar and the passenger bought a coke and some biscuits for Joseph. Joseph said he remembered driving in the direction of Nelson Street but could not recall anything after that; including how he got home.

Joseph woke up to some disturbing phone messages. The messages said: “You like my partner” and “You get wild last night”. He then saw a picture of himself with his clothes off and someone performing oral sex on him.

Shocked, Joseph said he got another call telling him not to worry, just follow instructions. “Bates” he said told him that he will make sure he [Joseph] gets the money to pay the person for the damaged car and no one would see the pictures.

After some time, Joseph got another call and “Bates” organised a meeting place. They met and he was given an envelope and told to go start a bank account. The bank asked for a proof of address in order to start the process and so Joseph reported back to “Bates”.

Another envelope was given to Joseph on another occasion. This time a different man told Joseph what to do with the cheque on the inside. Joseph hesitated but was threatened with the pictures. He opened the envelope to discover the cheque and an identification card with his picture; the name however was wrong. Inside the envelope was also a $20 bill.

Joseph went to the bank to cash the cheque. He said he was afraid and left after being taken to another part of the bank.

He got another call inviting him to meet up. On that occasion however the contact was a female who told him, “This is what to do , the man gine bring another cheque for you to go some other place”.

Joseph’s case continues of before Justice Carlisle Greaves in the No.3 Supreme Court on October 30.

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