Norman Grindley /Deputy Chief Photographer
Albert McPherson stands by his car as he and others protest the detention of Cash Plus boss Carlos Hill at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in Kingston yesterday.

Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter

Bertram Hill, brother of Cash Plus boss Carlos Hill, and Peter Wilson, chief financial officer of the group, were questioned yesterday by members of the Organised Crime Investigation Division. However, they have not been charged and remained in the Horizon Adult Remand Centre last night.

Hill was questioned for around three hours, according to his lawyer Hugh Thompson, who reported that the police had indicated that they would not come to a decision to charge Bertram until they have interviewed his brother Carlos tomorrow.

"We have been explaining to them the situation and asking them to be patient until justice is served," Thompson told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday.

Thompson disclosed that the defence team for the brothers would be strengthened with the addition of several high-profile lawyers, and that he would be involved in the defence of both brothers.

Statement to be released

When contacted for a comment yesterday, Les Green, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) in charge of serious and organised crime, confirmed that Bertram Hill and Wilson were interviewed yesterday, but declined to comment on the nature of the interview sessions. ACP Green said the police would be releasing a statement tomorrow afternoon outlining the progress of the investigations.

In the meantime, a handful of investors converged yesterday near the Horizon Adult Remand Centre, asking for the release of the embattled Cash Plus boss.

Last Thursday morning, police stormed the Norbrook, St Andrew, residence of Carlos Hill, and nine other locations. On Wednesday, Kevin Bandoian, the court-appointed receiver-manager for the beleaguered entity, announced that the company had no money to repay its clients by the April 14 deadline that it had previously published.