The wealth adviser accused of stealing millions of dollars from track star Usain Bolt did not suffer from a stroke, according to the prison doctor who examined her.
The Gleaner reports that on April 19, Dr. Jermaine Whyte testified that Jean-Ann Panton showed no signs of suffering from a stroke or seizures.
Sylvester Hemmings, Panton’s attorney, claimed that she suffered from a “stroke” and “several” seizure episodes following her incarceration at the South Camp Road penal facility since February. In a bail application affidavit filed on Wednesday, Hemmings claimed that Panton had a stroke and two seizures after her February bail application was denied.
Panton was employed by Bolt’s financial institution, the investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited. She was arrested on Feb. 17 after allegedly stealing more than $12 million from Bolt’s retirement fund and charged with larceny as a servant, forgery, and breaching the Proceeds of Crime Act. Panton reportedly only left $12,000 in Bolt’s retirement account.
Panton reportedly admitted to stealing $3 million from other clients’ accounts while meeting with detectives from the Financial Investigations Division and the Jamaica Constable Force’s Fraud Squad in February. She later allegedly admitted to stealing from Bolt’s retirement account since 2012. Panton is accused of stealing millions of dollars from at least 39 clients and so far has been charged with stealing $6.3 million from her clients, including Bolt.
Panton’s first bail application was denied by High Court Judge Lorna Shelly Williams due to the seriousness of the crimes and lack of medical evidence about her alleged health maladies. She arrived at court in a wheelchair as her attorney, Tamika Harris, claimed Panton was born with a dislocated hip. She also claimed that her client has undergone “a series of 25 surgeries” since she was 2 years old.
“She requires wheelchair assistance and the use…
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