UPP Caretaker at Center of Fraud Investigation

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After weeks of investigations, police have called in a United Progressive Party politician to answer questions about an alleged fraud involving forged cheques.

Up until last night, the UPP caretaker was subjected to extensive questioning by law enforcement

The investigation revolves around several cheques totaling nearly $40,000 linked to a local businessman.

The situation intensified with revelations that over a dozen fraudulent cheques bearing the businessman’s information were unlawfully used at a local bank.

Reports indicate that the police also questioned a female hotel employee during the investigation.

She informed authorities that the UPP official pressured her to use her bank account to cash the cheques

Her testimony suggests he received most of the money unlawfully taken from the local businessman’s bank account.

Antigua.news spoke with the attorney representing the UPP politician, who confirmed that his client was questioned, but no charges were laid.

The attorney stated that his client was being framed by the woman involved.

However, Antigua.news understands one of the cheques was written out to the politician’s brother.

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Comments (4)

  • Donna November 19, 2024, 12:08 PM

    It’s another ABLP person on the UPP ticket to tarnish the party name. Don’t you realize that when they finish their damage to the UPP party they resigned and went back to the ABLP.
    Reply
  • Miss Knight November 20, 2024, 8:59 AM

    Me tired tell them to remove EMPTYHEAD Pringle and the Man Cow u nuh!
    Reply
  • Game Over November 20, 2024, 10:04 AM

    Oh you mean the same fraud that both POLITICAL parties have been commiting while Fraudulent DEMOCRACY was in Power, assisting their DEMON SYSTEM to Scam the ppl into SLAVING to pay taxes for what belongs to us? All of y’all Goons are going bye bye. End of all POLYTRICKS SCAM
    Reply
  • Jolly Beach Caretaker November 20, 2024, 8:21 PM

    Does it seem quite strange that the media feels that it cannot come right out and refer to this person by his birth name?
    Reply

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