Bail denied to former Star Garage employee

Freedom is not on the cards for the former employee of Star Garage on multiple charges of credit card fraud, involving her then employer’s credit card.

Eunice Arnachi-Dowers, Nigerian born but married to a Vincentian, will remain imprisoned until her next court date, which is fixed for May 23.

Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias did not grant the defendant bail on Wednesday, after hearing both her lawyer Jemalie John and Senior Prosecutor Adolphus Delplesche.

John had apparently stated that his client was co-operating with the police, and had opened the Amazon account for them. However, he did not provide any documentation to prove that Dowers was married, or had residency.

Delplesche made the same submission he did the previous week that Dowers was a flight risk, and cited the absence of documentation to prove marriage. He apparently disagreed that Dowers co-operated with the police, and hinted that when she entered the prison there was something hidden inside of her in a place only females have.

Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias was chiefly concerned with the defendant being a flight risk when she denied her bail. Dowers may still secure bail from the High Court upon application.
Dowers was charged last Wednesday after being nabbed at the airport, where she was apparently about to board a flight to St Lucia. She was slammed with six charges related to credit card fraud. Two charges read that between September 4 and 8, 2018, at Kingstown with intent to defraud the First Caribbean International Bank, she obtained service by representing without the consent of Bertille ‘Silky’ DaSilva of Indian Bay, that she was a holder of a credit card issued to him.

Between those dates she is also charged to have twice taken possession of DaSilva’s credit card without his consent. Lastly, she has two counts of theft of the sums $1200.37 and $271.64 from the business man.

Reports are that hundreds of transactions are being examined by the police.