Topic: deception

Grand Court Judge Timothy Owen on Tuesday halted the trial of Judith Francia Douglas, who is charged with obtaining more than $1.9 million by deception.

Trial continued in Grand Court on Friday for Judith Francia Douglas, who has pleaded not guilty to obtaining more than $1.9 million from an American man by falsely representing that the money was required for him to get permanent residence, status and a Caymanian passport.

Trial began in Grand Court on Thursday for a woman accused of obtaining more than $1.9 million by deception in what Crown counsel Toyin Salako called a “scam” involving permanent residence and Caymanian status.

Charges against a woman accused of obtaining more than $37,000 from the Department of Child and Family Service by deception were sent to the Grand Court after a preliminary inquiry last week.

A woman accused of obtaining $1.9 million by deception appeared in Grand Court on Friday, when she denied the single charge against her.