Purchase receipts take spotlight in Ruel Reid trial

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), A series of customer pick-up notes attached to six 2018 purchases made from a prominent local merchant were the subject of witness testimony during the fraud trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused on Thursday. The testimony and evidence put forward by the prosecution concerned who had purchased and collected the items: a Samsung Smart TV and an Android TV box bought on March 17, 2018, as well as a Proctor kettle, Hamilton Beach juicer, Black + Decker iron and a Conair footspa bought on April 29, 2018. Thursday’s witness, who appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court before Senior Parish Court Judge Sanchia Burrell, testified that he had provided direct oversight of safety and security at the merchant. He said that when cash purchases, which can refer to cash, debit and credit card transactions, are made, a valid government- issued identification card mu