Written by jamaicaobserver.com


The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica's (BNS') Information Technology (IT) Centre has been implicated in what the police have described as the identity theft of the bank's former president and chief executive officer William 'Bill' Clarke with whom it has been involved in a bitter legal battle.

As a result, the Observer has learnt that despite the fact that the identity of the person or persons responsible remains unknown, action is being contemplated under Section 5 and/or 6 of the Libel and Slander Act (1851).

Civil proceedings are also being contemplated for injury and damage to Clarke's reputation, the Observer was informed.

In June, a person pretending to be Clarke created a profile on the social networking site Facebook and posted comments attacking the Observer's reports on the banker's bitter legal battle with the Canada-based bank.

The profile also featured pictures of Clarke at various social events, as well as comments purporting to be coming from Clarke in relation to his legal battle with BNS. The fake Bill Clarke also approved friends, including local journalists and politicians, joined groups and foundations, played games and replied to comments posted on his profile wall...


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