St Ann Resident Magistrate Yvonne Brown on Tuesday freed businessman and journalist Garwin Davis of fraud charges.

Davis was arrested and charged with being in possession of a forged United States passport bearing his photograph on April 17 this year.

The case arose out of a raid on Davis's home in Ocho Rios by members of the Organised Crime Investigation Division and Fraud Squad where they reportedly found the alleged forged passport.

Accusations

The police claimed they were searching for evidence in relation to the collapsed Cash Plus Investment Scheme and accused Davis of being a public relations consultant for the company.

However, when the case came up for trial in the St Ann's Bay RM Court on Tuesday, the Clerk of Court informed the judge that the United States authorities have not shown any interest in the matter.

He said that, based on the lack of evidence, the Crown had decided to withdraw the charges against the accused.

Brown then dismissed the matter and told Davis he was free to go. Davis was represented by attorney-at-law Tom Tavares-Finson.