Two St James women charged after $300,000 allegedly stolen from man’s bank account

Two St James women have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of approximately $300,000 from a man’s bank account.

Charged are 30-year-old Carlisha Dixon and 43-year-old Tania Simms, both of Copperwood in St James.

The women have been charged with unauthorised access to computer data, conspiracy to defraud, possession of identity information, unlawfully making data available for the commission of an offence, larceny from the dwelling and simple larceny on 11 counts.

Reports from the Cambridge police are that in March the complainant sought assistance from Simms to withdraw money from an ATM.

Sometime later in March, the complainant was informed that multiple withdrawals had been made from his bank account over several days, totalling approximately $300,000.

A report was made to the police and, following further investigations, it was established that Simms had allegedly given the complainant’s bank card to Dixon to withdraw money from the account.

Dixon and Simms were arrested and taken into custody. They were subsequently charged following question-and-answer sessions.

Their court date is being finalised.

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