The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has secured a guilty plea against 30-year-old medical doctor Chloe Douett in connection with an elaborate mortgage and real-estate fraud scheme targeting several Jamaican financial institutions. Douett pleaded guilty in the Home Circuit Court on July 24, 2026, to seven criminal charges. These include Conspiracy to Defraud, two counts of…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) this morning arrested and charged three persons, following a series of coordinated anti-lottery scamming operations at several locations in Kingston and St Andrew this morning. According to MOCA’s Director of Communications, Major Basil Jarrett, MOCA Agents, supported by officers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) went to two…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is aware of reports concerning the suspected suicide of a man in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and wishes to clarify that the deceased is not a member of the organisation. The circumstances surrounding the death are currently being investigated by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and so the Agency is unable to…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is aware of the ongoing concern regarding recent threats made against members of the Stella Maris school community. MOCA wishes to advise the public that the matter is being investigated jointly between the Agency and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Given the concerns regarding safety and security at the institution, the JCF has…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has arrested another suspect in the multi-million dollar mortgage fraud which targeted several financial institutions across the island between January 2023 and April 2024. The 36 year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday April 29 at the Kingston Central Police Station where he was reporting on pre-charge bail for the offences of…
L/R - Hugh Faulkner, Commissioner of INDECOM; Yanique Taylor Wellington, Deputy Commissioner INDECOM; Nigel Parke, Senior Director, Legal and Prosecutorial Services, MOCA; Col. Desmond Edwards, Director-General, MOCA JOINT PRESS RELEASE — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has arrested and charged two more suspects in connection with its ongoing investigation into an $80 million phishing scam at the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Twenty-six-year-old Shanielle Smith and 24-year-old Brandon Billings of Nannyville, Kingston and Twickenham Park, St Catherine, respectively, were arrested at their homes on…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) continues to secure important victories in the courts, with recent outcomes in a major corruption matter and a firearms case underscoring the agency’s sustained focus on accountability, public safety and the rule of law. In one matter, Gwendolyn Ward, a senior accounting clerk attached to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was found…
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) today formalised a strategic partnership with the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at safeguarding Jamaica’s emerging casino gaming industry from serious and organised crime threats. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration between MOCA and the CGC in…