Update|Medical doctor accused of being mastermind behind multimillion-dollar fraud remanded

Medical doctor Chloe Douett, who is accused of being the mastermind behind a scheme that allegedly defrauded several financial institutions of millions of dollars, was today remanded when she appeared before the St Catherine Parish Court.

Douett, 30, is facing charges of uttering forged documents, demanding property on forged documents, conspiracy to defraud, and failure to safely store a firearm.

Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle ordered Douett, who reportedly also goes by the name Peta-Gay Coke, to submit her fingerprints to the authorities.

The doctor, who is represented by attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie, King’s Counsel, was ordered to return to court on March 13.

According to allegations outlined by the Clerk of Court, between September and October 2025, Douett went to a bank in Montego Bay, St James, seeking a loan of $79 million.

It is further alleged that she presented identification, a land valuation report, a job letter, and a statement of account from a financial institution in the name of Peta-Gay Coke, listing a Beverly Hills, St Andrew address.

Reports indicate that the accused returned to the bank on January 13, 2026, to complete the loan application, at which time she was accosted by security personnel and later handed over to the police.

It is further reported that when she was accosted at the bank, Douett had a folder in her possession containing several identification cards in the names of Chloe Douett and Peta-Gay Coke.

The medical doctor was among three persons arrested and charged by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) in relation to the alleged fraud scheme against several financial institutions.

The others charged are 29-year-old Ivana Campbell, an executive assistant of Cedar Grove, Portmore, St Catherine, and 44-year-old Dwayne Pitter of Olympic Gardens, St Andrew.

Campbell and Pitter have been charged with breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Larceny Act, the Forgery Act, and the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act, as well as conspiracy to defraud at common law.

Campbell appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, where she was granted $1 million bail and ordered to return on February 4.

Pitter has not yet appeared before the court.

MOCA reported that it, along with the Financial Investigations Division, carried out coordinated investigations into what was described as a highly sophisticated fraud operation, allegedly conducted over an extended period and involving the use of forged and fraudulently obtained documents.

It is alleged that five financial institutions were fleeced of more than $600 million through a series of fraudulent transactions.

- Rasbert Turner

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