The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has arrested another suspect in the multi-million dollar mortgage fraud which targeted several financial institutions across the island between January 2023 and April 2024. The 36 year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday April 29 at the Kingston Central Police Station where he was reporting on pre-charge bail for the offences of Breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and conspiracy to defraud. He is the fourt

L/R - Hugh Faulkner, Commissioner of INDECOM; Yanique Taylor Wellington, Deputy Commissioner INDECOM; Nigel Parke, Senior Director, Legal and Prosecutorial Services, MOCA; Col. Desmond Edwards, Director-General, MOCA JOINT PRESS RELEASE — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a structured framework for cooperation aimed at strengthen

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has arrested and charged two more suspects in connection with its ongoing investigation into an $80 million phishing scam at the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Twenty-six-year-old Shanielle Smith and 24-year-old Brandon Billings of Nannyville, Kingston and Twickenham Park, St Catherine, respectively, were arrested at their homes on Wednesday, April 15, following an early morning operation conducted by MOCA agents an

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) continues to secure important victories in the courts, with recent outcomes in a major corruption matter and a firearms case underscoring the agency’s sustained focus on accountability, public safety and the rule of law. In one matter, Gwendolyn Ward, a senior accounting clerk attached to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was found guilty on multiple counts of Falsification of Accounts, Forgery and Embezzlement w

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The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) today formalised a strategic partnership with the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at safeguarding Jamaica’s emerging casino gaming industry from serious and organised crime threats. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration between MOCA and the CGC in intelligence sharing, joint investigations, regulatory support, and capacity building, as

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Financial Investigations Division (FID), with assistance from the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch of the JCF (CTOC), and the Montego Bay and Ferry Police, have charged three suspects who were arrested last week in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud investigation affecting a number of financial institutions across the island. The three suspects who were nabbed following a s