A local music producer who is on a list of Jamaicans indicted by US prosecutors in North Dakota for lottery scamming has reportedly entered into a plea deal with American authorities.
Arrangements are being made to have him flown to the US after he pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to customs breaches.
Andrew Myrie pleaded guilty before the St. Andrew Parish Court to aiding in the making of a false declaration to Jamaica Customs in 2013. Mr. Myrie, who was fined $250,000, is expected to be flown out of the country this weekend to appear in a US Court on Monday.
It is reported that in November 2013, Customs personnel arrested a man at the Sangster International Airport after he was found with US$105,000. The man, Deonville O'Hara, told the cops that the money was the proceeds of a music contract he had with Mr. Myrie.
Mr. Myrie later submitted a statement to Customs, claiming the money was indeed the proceeds of a music contract. However, investigations by MOCA and US law enforcement authorities revealed that the money was the proceeds from lottery scamming in the US.
Mr. O'Hara, who was released without charge in November 2013, was later nabbed when he tried to re-enter the United States.
Mr. Myrie, who is represented by attorneys KD Knight and John Junor, has since been charged with wire fraud among other things.
The US government recently released the names of a group of Jamaicans wanted for trial in North Dakota for lottery scamming. The group is led by Lavrick Willocks, a resident of Falmouth, Trelawny. The men are accused of fleecing more than US$5 million from US citizens.
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