Former employee at Corporate Area roofing company charged with embezzlement

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September 11, 2026

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Former employee at Corporate Area roofing company charged with embezzlement

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A Portmore, St Catherine man who was employed at a Corporate Area roofing company has been charged with embezzlement after allegedly defrauding another man.

He is 42-year-old project manager David Smith.

Reports from the Half-Way Tree police are that the complainant met with Smith and agreed to purchase roofing materials valued at nearly $600,000.

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