Blue Hills man charged over alleged $25,000 banking fraud

Detectives attached to the Financial Crime Unit (FCU) of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) have formally charged Kelano Kendall Palmer following an investigation into an unauthorised online banking transfer involving US$25,000.

On Monday, 19 October 2026, Kelano Kendall Palmer of Blue Hills, Providenciales, was formally charged with five offences:

• Three counts of Possession of Criminal Property

• One count of Theft of a Chose in Action

• One count of Transfer of Criminal Property

An investigation was launched on 27 April 2026 after a resident of Providenciales, reported fraudulent activity on their Scotiabank account.

The complainant stated that after receiving multiple SMS security verification codes on 24 April 2026, they checked their online banking account and discovered an unauthorised wire transfer of US$25,000 and the addition of unauthorised recipient profiles.

During the investigation, detectives interviewed Kelano Kendall Palmer at Chalk Sound Police Station on 28 April 2026 regarding the origin of the transferred funds. He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.

Following the Financial Crime Unit's investigation, Kelano Kendall Palmer was formally charged and granted police bail to appear before the Magistrate's Court 26.10.2026.