Regina v Anita Gabbidon

Judge tells woman with fake passport

to seek forgiveness at church, fines
her $90,000
BY: LOOP NEWS
11:15, December 14, 2015

A fine of $90,000 was imposed on a woman who confessed to travelling to the island on a

bogus passport when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates Court last

week.

Anita Gabbidon, a Jamaican, pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and uttering a forged document

when she appeared in court.

It was outlined that Gabbidon arrived at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on

November 26, and presented the immigration officer with a passport that bears her photograph, but

different name.

The immigration officer, upon realising that the document was forged, called the police and

Gabbidon was arrested.

When she appeared in court, she was asked by Senior Resident Magistrate, Judith Pusey, if there

was any reason why she should not be sent to jail.

Gabbidon said no, but expressed remorse about her action, and asked for forgiveness, to which the

magistrate indicated to her that court was not the right place to seek forgiveness, advising her that

the nearby St Andrew Parish Church was a better option in that regard.
However, RM Pusey fined Gabbidon $50,000 or six months for forgery, and $40,000 or six months

for uttering a forged document.