Detectives attached to the St Catherine South Policing Division have laid obtaining money by means of false pretence and conspiracy charges against 56-year-old Phillip Panton, a retired soldier of Spanish Town, St Catherine following several fraudulent transactions on an online platform sometime in June.

Reports from the Portmore police are that Panton and another man informed two women that they could guarantee them a place on the farm work program in the USA or Canada for a cost of one hundred thousand dollars J$100,000.

The women paid a total of $1,085,000 to the men who would periodically provide updates on the progress. The women later learned via social media posts that Panton had swindled money from other persons and converted it to his use.

A report was made to the police and Panton, who had been previously charged for said offences, was again charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney. His court date is yet to be finalized.