A retired haulage contractor from Clarendon has been charged in connection with an alleged $250 million money laundering scheme linked to the proceeds of drug trafficking.
Donna Marie Green-Mitchell was arrested and charged on June 24 following a joint investigation by the Financial Investigations Division (FID), the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Constabulary Financial Unit, Fraud Squad, and the Financial Crime Investigations Division.
She faces several charges under the Proceeds of Crime Act, including possession of criminal property, dealing in criminal property, engaging in transactions involving criminal property, acquisition of criminal property, and conspiracy to acquire criminal property.
Investigators allege that three properties located in St. Andrew, St. Ann and Manchester, originally valued at approximately $120 million but now estimated to be worth more than $250 million, were registered in Green-Mitchell’s name.
However, authorities claim the properties were beneficially owned by her nephew, the late O’Neil McKenzie, a Jamaican national who lived in Brooklyn, New York.
McKenzie was convicted in the United States on drug distribution charges and sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. He died in October 2023 while serving that sentence.
Investigators further allege that Green-Mitchell knowingly held and facilitated transactions involving properties believed to be the proceeds of McKenzie’s criminal activities.
Green-Mitchell was granted bail in the sum of $3 million and is scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court on July 9.
Head of the Constabulary Financial Unit, Deputy Superintendent Brent Williams, said the case highlights the effectiveness of the partnership between the FID and the Jamaica Constabulary Force in investigating complex financial crimes.
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