Taxi-driver charged with defrauding couple of $2.4M in house sale

A taxi driver was on Wednesday charged with defrauding a couple of $2.4M in the sale of a house, after introducing them to a woman claiming to be a Housing Ministry official that could help with the purchase.

The allegation against Cecil Davis is that between May 8 and July 19 at Georgetown, he, by false pretence, obtained from Regan James and Candice Sealey, the sum of $2.4M with intent to defraud.

Davis, 30, of 1542 Diamond Housing Scheme, was not required to enter a plea