THE WAY is now clear for the Government to begin the legal process of seeking to take possession of properties and other assets valued at more than $220 million that have been traced to former Manchester Parish Council official Sanja Elliott.
Elliott, the former deputy superintendent in charge of roads and works, was one of three former MMC officials who were found guilty in the Manchester Parish Court yesterday for their roles in a scheme used to defraud the local government authority of approximately $400 million.
Grainger underlined evidence led by prosecutors Patrice Hickson and Channa Ormsby which detailed how dozens of cheques, drawn on the account of the MMC, were made payable to friends of Sanja Elliott and persons previously employed to the municipality for work that were never done.
Two other witnesses, Melissa McFarlane and Natasha Heron, testified, too, that they cashed dozens of cheques, drawn in their names on the account of the MMC, and turned over the monies to Sanja Elliott or Sibbles.
“She made no enquiries of Mr Elliott as to why she was encashing cheques when she did no work for the Manchester Parish Council … .
