- Hamilton High Court Judge Edwin Wylie lifts suppression of name of Filipino involved in alleged visa fraud scam in New Zealand.
- The woman is identified as Loraine Anne Cander Jayme, 35 of Te Aroha, Waikato, NZ
- Justice Wylie assents previous decision of fellow judge in December; says reason why
The Hamilton High Court Judge Edwin Wylie lifts suppression of name on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 of the Filipino in New Zealand who was involved in the alleged visa fraud scam.
In a report written by correspondent Mike Mather and published by stuff.co.nz, the woman is identified as Loraine Anne Cander Jayme, a dual NZ-Filipino citizen, 35 of Te Aroha, Waikato region in New Zealand.
Jayme was arrested in October 2015 and was charged with deception, using forged documents, supplying false information and forgery.
She asked the court through Hamilton lawyer, Roger Laybourn that her name be withheld for several reasons.
Jayme’s grounds for suppression of name
Laybourn claimed the fraud scam issue led for some to e-mail Jayme with death threats and the revelation of his client’s name may lead to more possible threat.
Moreover, he contended that the health of the ailing family members of Jayme in the Philippines might be affected. Furthermore, he said that this could also affect Jayme’s son who might suffer from teasing and bullying.
Justice Decision
Trelise Needham, the Crown prosecutor said, most likely the person or person, who made threats against Jayme and her family, were the ones who were affected by the fraud case and already knew her identity. And naming her would finally appease the motivation to harm her.
Meanwhile, Judge Wylie assents the previous decision of fellow Judge Sharyn Otene in December who lifted the suppression, however, the defendant filed an appeal of which her name was not revealed.
However, the judge ruled against it saying, “deciding publication would do nothing to either “accelerate or extinguish” the possibility of further threats being made or anyone acting on those threats.”
Regarding the claim on the possible bullying of Jayme’s child, the judge said, “The potential for her child to be bullied could easily be managed by the family and school staff, and it was not likely the lifting of suppression would affect her family in her home country.”
Adding to it the judge said, “Ms Jayme’s name is not the name she is known by in the Philippines. It is her married name.”
Jayme is remanded without plea until March 16, 2016 after she appeared in the Hamilton District Court before Judge Glen Marshall.
It is believed that more than 1000 Filipinos working on NZ dairy farms allegedly paid thousands of dollars for fraudulent visas.
Jayme is facing 284 fraud charges as brought about by the Immigration New Zealand.
Post a Comment