Bank employee charged with $1.4M theft

A former Central Bank employee in Barbados has been charged with stealing more than BBD$1.4 million from the island’s premier financial institution.



Corey Rock, who is in his twenties, was not required to enter a plea when he appeared before Magistrate Christopher Birch yesterday and has been remanded to jail.



The theft of new BBD$100 bills from the Central Bank allegedly occurred between July 1, 2006 and October 31, 2008.



Rock’s attorneys had appealed to the Magistrate to offer bail to their client but Police Prosecutor Glenda Carter objected, citing the seriousness of the offence.



Rock is due to reappear in court on December 17.