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$50k In Lottery Winnings Mis-sent To Her Account, She Didn't Send It Back
posted (April 23, 2024)
What would you do if $50,000 dollars suddenly appeared in your bank account? Well, if you're thinking you'd keep it to yourself, this next story might serve as a cautionary tale.

32-year-old Kamera Belisle, a security guard posted at the PGIA, received $47,935 dollars on March 8th, and though she knew the money was accidentally sent to her account, she did not report the transaction return the money. That's why she was charged with the offense of dishonestly retaining a wrongful credit.

She was arraigned in court today, where no plea was taken as the prosecutor indicated that the matter would be dealt with on indictment at the high court.

There was no objection to bail and it was offered to her in the sum of $6,000.

But how did the money get into her account in the first place? Well, 25-year-old Prem Balani, who is an accountant at Nandos Wholesale, told police that he sent the money to a Belize Bank account that he believed belonged to someone who worked at Lowes Supermarket, which is a subagent for the Belize Government Lottery. It wasn't until March 16th that the sales representative told Balani that the account number was wrong.

The police worked with the FIU to find out who the account holder was, and arrested Belisle on April 12th.

Belise's next court date is set for June 24th.

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