Two Men Fined for False Passport Applications Using Forged Documents

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two men were fined a total of $100,000 each or 30 days in prison after pleading guilty to charges of making false declarations to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and obtaining passports using forged documents.

The judgments were delivered on Tuesday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court by Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell.

In the first case, the court heard that on August 30, Carl Downer used the name Horace Logan in an attempt to apply for a passport through PICA.

A few weeks later, on September 23, Rommel Tomlinson was accused of submitting an application under the name Noel Phillips to fraudulently obtain a passport from the agency.

Subsequent investigations revealed that the names provided were fictitious, leading to the arrests and subsequent charges against both men.

Both individuals pleaded guilty to the offences and were fined $50,000 for each charge. Failure to pay the fines will result in 30 days of imprisonment for each man.

The court’s decision highlights PICA’s ongoing efforts to combat fraudulent activities and safeguard the integrity of Jamaica’s immigration systems.