Shadow’s son on fraud charge

THE SON of former National Calypso Monarch Shadow (Winston Bailey) appeared before Port-of-Spain Magistrate Ejenny Espinet yesterday on fraud charges. Shawn Bailey, 29, of Cocorite and his girlfriend Joanna Young-Janet, 20, of Morvant, were charged with fraudulently converting $58,500 to their own use.

The money was the proceeds of tickets sold for the National Lotteries International Soca Monarch Finals 2003, issued on the account of Caribbean Prestige Limited between February 22 and March 7. They were arrested and charged by Sgt Kester McKaine of the Fraud Squad last Friday and were granted bail with a surety of $45,000 by a Justice of the Peace on Saturday. Bailey, the owner of Bailey’s Entertainment Centre, was represented by attorney Elvis O’Connor. Young-Janet initially told the magistrate she did not know who was representing her in the matter, causing the magistrate to stand down the matter for her to locate her attorney. When the matter was recalled, Young-Janet told the court she was being represented by Richard Mason. Both accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. The magistrate adjourned the matter to May 19.