Jamaican-born Jodi-Ann Bonnick, who was charged earlier this yr for defrauding a Jamaican businesswoman of over $3 million, is now being pursued by Toronto police for one more fraud-related incident.
The Toronto Police Service issued a public enchantment final Friday, in search of help in finding Bonnick, who’s below investigation for fraud exceeding CAD$5,000. In accordance with the authorities, the 33-year-old, a resident of King Metropolis, Ontario, is going through a number of expenses stemming from alleged fraudulent enterprise dealings in September 2022.
Investigators allege that Bonnick satisfied a sufferer to position 9 orders for items valued at greater than $800,000, promising supply to varied retail shops. Nonetheless, the products have been by no means obtained.
Bonnick is now wished for 10 counts of fraud over CAD$5,000, eight counts of creating a false assertion to acquire cash, and 10 counts of possession of proceeds obtained by crime exceeding CAD$5,000. She beforehand operated a West Indian grocery retailer on Weston Highway, close to Jane Avenue, in Toronto.
In February, Bonnick appeared in a Kingston and St Andrew Parish Courtroom in Jamaica, accused of acquiring items by fraud totaling $3.2 million. The courtroom heard that Bonnick, below the pretense of working a West Indian retailer, incurred a big debt by falsely representing herself because the proprietor of Bonnick West Indian Grocery Retailer. The complainant, an area enterprise proprietor, had prolonged credit score in good religion however by no means obtained cost.
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Bonnick’s defence lawyer claimed that she had already repaid CAD$6,000 to the complainant after changing into conscious of the accusations.
On the time of her February courtroom look, Bonnick had been detained at Norman Manley Worldwide Airport upon returning to Jamaica and was reportedly pregnant and receiving medical remedy in Canada, in accordance with the Jamaica Observer.
Regardless of the defence’s request for bail, citing her medical situation, the Crown opposed her launch, contemplating her a flight danger as a result of her twin citizenship. The courtroom additionally famous further complaints in opposition to Bonnick have been anticipated.
It stays unclear whether or not Bonnick is at present in Jamaica or has returned to Canada.
