Outstanding Warrant For Mavado Could Nix His Video Link Testimony Against Messado

Dancehall entertainer Mavado’s multi-million dollar fraud case brought against disbarred attorney, Jennifer Messado was again delayed on Thursday when the matter was called up in the St. Andrew Parish court.

The matter has been pushed back to September 29.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was scheduled to submit an application seeking approval from the court for Mavado, who lives in the US, to give testimony via video link.

However, approval can only be granted if Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, has no outstanding warrants in Jamaica.

“The Office of the DPP has now received an adjournment to review the application in order to get some additional information,” Oswest Senior Smith told DancehallMag.

In 2018, the Constant Spring Police had issued a notice on for Mavado, to report to the police station by midday the following day. The Jamaica Constabulary Force posted the notice on Twitter. It is unclear if the notice is still relevant.

In the meantime, Mrs. Messado, who has been disbarred, is accused of defrauding the entertainer in a real estate deal. It is alleged that in April 2018, Mavado was introduced to a property at Grosvenor Terrace, Kingston 8 and started making arrangements to purchase the property through his attorney, Tamika Harris.

Messado reportedly professed to have been given permission to oversee the sale as the owner was incarcerated overseas.

Mavado later reportedly paid Messado $30.7 million for the property and signed a sale agreement and a document giving him possession.

However, it was later discovered that the property was not for sale and that the owner was not incarcerated.

The owner of the property further indicated that he did not know Messado and never gave her permission to sell his property.

Following the alleged fraud, Mavado was reportedly reimbursed $7 million.

However, after several attempts to recover his money failed he reported the matter to the police and Messado was arrested and charged with obtaining money by false pretense.