Three men have been slapped with a slew of charges following an incident at a bank in Port Antonio, Portland between Tuesday, August 20 and Monday, August 26.

They have been charged with simple larceny, unauthorised access to an account and conspiracy to defraud.

Charged are:

• 35-year-old Dwayne Campbell otherwise called ‘Deppo’ mechanic of Aldon district, Windsor Castle
• 27-year-old Davian Brown otherwise called ‘Darky’, unemployed of Boat House Crescent, Hart Hill
• 27-year-old Omair Webber otherwise called ‘Shay’ taxi operator of Dover district, Windsor Castle all in the parish

Reports from the police are that on the days mentioned above, a woman claiming to be an account holder contacted the bank and requested money be transferred from her personal account to five other account holders who are also members of the bank.

The money amounting to $5,739,000 was later withdrawn from the accounts. An investigation was launched and Campbell, Brown and Webber were all arrested and charged.

Their court date is being finalised.