JP sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in $27m real estate fraud case

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May 21, 2026

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JP sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in $27m real estate fraud case

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 53-year-old justice of the peace (JP) has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment following her involvement in a multimillion-dollar real estate scam.

The accused, Georgia Messam, served as a justice of the peace for Kingston and St Andrew and worked as a paralegal clerk in Village Green, St Ann.

She was accused of defrauding a St Catherine businesswoman of more than $27 million during a property transaction.

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