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Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer
WESTERN BUREAU:
The court case of two Cuban nationals who tried to enter the United States (US) through Jamaica with a fake green card got stonewalled on Wednesday due to lack of a proper immigration statement.
Forty-year-old economist Judith Torres is before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court for uttering a forged document. Her 20-year-old son, Humberto Torres, is charged with aiding and abetting. They were previously before the court on October 4
The court was informed on Wednesday that a statement procured by the investigating officer from the US Embassy was not in accordance with specific stipulations. It was explained that the embassy had only submitted two brief sentences on the matter.
Clearly not amused, the Torres' lawyer, Martyn Thomas, complained to Resident Magistrate (RM) Vivienne Harris that, so far, two requests for a proper case statement have been submitted to the Embassy, but its representatives have not been cooperating with the court.
Thomas further declared that the Crown had no case against Humberto Torres, that he had already lost his job, and his green card would be in jeopardy the longer he remained in Jamaica.
The case was subsequently put off until November 21 when the accused are to return to court.
Allegations are that both mother and son arrived in Jamaica from Cuba on September 27. The following day, Mrs Torres attempted to board a flight to the United States at the Sangster International Airport.
However, checks revealed that her green card was fraudulent and she was arrested and charged. Following subsequent investigations, her son was arrested for aiding and abetting.
