By FARRAH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
fjohnson@tribunemedia.net
A CUSTOMS broker who denied stealing from and defrauding Cable Bahamas of more than $2.5m over a 12 month period was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.
Precious Moxey-Miller, 34, a broker for Simply Shipping Solutions, appeared before Magistrate Kendra Kelly facing 161 fraud-related charges for her alleged actions between January 2018 and February 2019.
On Wednesday, she pleaded not guilty to 114 counts. When she returned to court yesterday she denied the remaining allegations.
The charges included counts of falsification of accounts, uttering a forged document, fraud by false pretences and stealing by reason of service.
Officers allege that between January 2018 and February 2019, the accused stole over $480,000 from Cable Bahamas, of which she had custody by reason of service.
It is further alleged that between those same dates, she obtained a total of $1,321,510.17 from Cable Bahamas Limited situated on Old Trail Road by means of false pretences.
She is also accused of uttering several false Bahamas customs forms and making numerous false entries on the forms, purporting to show the bill of lading was consigned to Cable Bahamas knowing the information to be false.
Among the additional charges, Moxey-Miller is accused of fraudulently obtaining from Cable Bahamas Ltd a Royal Bank of Canada cheque in the amount of $90,569.53 on February 15, 2019.
She is also accused of stealing $38,618.24 from the company, which she had custody of by reason of her service that same day.
Prosecutors allege the accused also made false entries on a Bahamas Customs Department C13 form that she was required to maintain on February 26, 2019.
After denying the remaining allegations, Moxey-Miller was granted $200,000 bail.
Her case was adjourned to October 18-22 for trial.
As part of the conditions of her release, she must sign into George Town Police Station every Monday before 6pm leading up to the trial.
Magistrate Kelly said the accused must also surrender her travel documents and is banned from engaging any of the witnesses or customs brokerage agencies involved in the matter.
Moxey-Miller is represented by attorney Kenyatta Gibson.
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