Businessman Peter Sangster, who is accused of forging the signature of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in a fraud racket was on Thursday offered bail in the sum of $1 million.
Mr. Sangster, who appeared before the St. Andrew Parish Court, was ordered to surrender his travel documents and a Stop Order was imposed barring him from leaving the country.
Mr. Sangster, a former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate, was also warned that his bail will be revoked if he tries to contact witnesses in the case.
Prosecutors reported to the court that he attempted to make contact with witnesses electronically.
He is to return to court on May 8.
Mr. Sangster, the managing director of Jamus Communications, was charged last Friday with Obtaining Money by False Pretense, Uttering Forged Documents and Forgery.
Investigators reported that between January 2011 and August 2013, the 47 year-old businessman solicited and obtained more than US$600,000 from the chairman of the company.
He was reportedly given the money after promising to get a waiver for funds owed by the company to the Universal Service Fund (USF).
In August 2013, it is reported that Mr. Sangster presented the waiver allegedly signed by Mrs Simpson Miller who was then prime minister.
When the document was tendered by the company to the USF it was discovered that the signature was forged.
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