A woman is expected to appear before a Rio Claro magistrate court after she was charged with 20 fraud-related offences on Tuesday 31st October, 2023.
• The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Diane Morales, an insurance agent of Sancho Road, New Grant Village, Princes Town.
• Morales was slapped with 11 counts of fraudulent conversion in the sum of $8,800 and nine counts of obtaining the sum of $8,800 by false pretences.
• Between August 30, 2020, and October 30, 2022, a woman allegedly paid sums totalling $8,800, to Morales to be applied to a monthly premium payment towards her insurance policies.
• The victim also reported that between October 31, 2022 and June 30, 2023, she paid $6,400 cash to the insurance agent for the same purpose.
• The woman later discovered that the money was allegedly never paid on her behalf causing the policies to lapse.
• She also discovered that the insurance agent was no longer employed with the insurance company and was not authorized to collect money on their behalf.
• The woman attempted to retrieve the money from Morales; however, it proved futile.
• A report was made to the police and PC Gadar conducted enquiries and arrested Morales on October 30, 2023.
• Morales was also granted $80,000 bail by Justice of the Peace, Carl Dattoo.
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