A former RBC Royal Bank (T&T) Limited employee has been Court-ordered to pay almost $800,000 in compensation to a customer, who claimed the former employee used her position to defraud her.
The former employee, identified as Leanna Pereira, was ordered by High Court Judge Frank Seepersad on Wednesday (28th June 2023), to pay the compensation to La Romain resident Dilks Pierre as he upheld Pierre’s fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation case against her. Pierre was said to be initially seeking to hold RBC bank vicariously liable and negligent over Pereira’s alleged conduct, but chose to withdraw that aspect of her lawsuit as it was set to go on trial before Justice Seepersad on Wednesday. Pereira was ordered to pay $90,000 in legal costs to RBC for the discontinued case. As Pereira did not file any evidence in the case and was not represented by an Attorney, Justice Seepersad granted a default judgment against her, after verifying the validity of Pierre’s claims. According to Pierre‘s Court filings, in September 2018, the victim claimed she met an inmate at the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, Santa Rosa, while visiting the location with a member of her church. She claimed that she began a friendship with the inmate, who requested her assistance in contacting a purported Attorney, based in the United States, to facilitate the transfer of the proceeds of the sale of a parcel of land. Pierre claimed that she assisted the inmate and formed a friendship with the purported Attorney, who offered his assistance to her with financial investments. She alleged that the purported Attorney then introduced her to Pereira, who at the time was employed by RBC. Pierre further claimed that in early 2019, she began making payments to Pereira for investment. Upon realizing that she had been defrauded, after Pereira allegedly gave her suspicious statements using the bank’s letterhead, she reported the matter to RBC and the Police. Justice Seepersad questioned the inaction by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) in relation to Pierre’s report. “This defendant [Pereira] had a work history with a financial institution. She is not a mysterious individual. Her identity is known,” he said. “There seems to be an abysmal failure by the TTPS to discharge its mandate to protect and serve and sadly there appears to be a disturbing situation of selective enforcement,” he added. As part of his decision, Justice Seepersad directed that a transcript of the proceedings be sent to the Office of the Commissioner of Police. He encouraged citizens to exercise extreme vigilance to protect themselves and their assets. “Take nothing for granted and verify all information before any investment or real estate transaction is pursued,” he said. Pierre was represented by Cedric Neptune, Auldric Neptune, and Colin Cleghorn, while RBC was represented by Keston McQuilkin and Andrea Orie. [Source: T&T Guardian] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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