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A Bank Manager with A Different Modus Operandi


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Thursday, 19 May 2011 00:00
Samantha CarlosSamantha CarlosBank manager, Samantha Carlos, was released on bail after she applied for and the Supreme Court granted her bail in the sum of 25 thousand dollars. She appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas who granted her the bail.
On April 11 of this year Carlos was taken to the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court along with Noel Usher and Harold Valencioand were jointly charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. The charge came after the Orange Walk branch of Heritage bank was robbed and the culprits got away with over $200,000 in cash and cheques.Carlos had been denied bail.

At the time Carlos’s attorney and attorneys for the other two accused had expressed their dissatisfaction over the magistrate ruling in denying Carlos bailas the crimes control act does not list conspiracy to commit robbery as a charge in which bail is denied. According to DickieBradley, another person charged with handling stolen goods was denied bail.  She is Marva Welch who was also denied bail under the same grounds.  In her petition to the court Carlos pointed out that she should have been granted bail. She said that she had no reason or motive to be involved in conspiracy or robbery of her her work place. She also said that she was the one who triggered the secret bank alarm as soon as the robbers reached the exit door and she was also the one who sent the special distress code to the authorized supervisor whilst still on the floor of the bank. Carlos in her petition for bail concluded by denying any conspiracy to commit robbery and proclaimed her innocence. At the time of her arrest, Carlos was the manager of Heritage Bank in Orange walk.Wednesday, May 11, marked one month since Carlos was remanded to the Belize Central Prison.

Justice Adolph Lucas who granted the bail set it with conditions ordering that Carlos must appear in the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court  on Friday, May 20, the date her matter had been adjourn to; she must surrender all her travel documents to the clerk of court; and she must report to the Orange Walk Police Station every Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. until her case is disposed of. Carlos also must also not interfere with any of the prosecution witnesses or potential witnesses in the case and she must not be charged for any other offenses whilst she is out on bail on this matter.

 



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