St James carpenter charged for allegedly using relative’s US$10,000 to build house

A St James man has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly using money entrusted to him by a relative for personal expenses and the construction of a house.Charged is 30-year-old Jordan Ricketts, a carpenter of Over River.The police report that between July and August 2024, a man entrusted Ricketts, who is his relative, with US$10,000 for safekeeping.The complainant and his wife had reportedly planned to use the money while vacationing in Jamaica.

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