Former accounts clerk at Bahamas Islands Co-Operative Credit Union BICCU accused of stealing $1.2 million

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Waydrissa McPhee-Seymour

NASSAU| Bahamas Press is learning tonight that the courts are looking into an alleged series of theft incidents deep inside the Bahamas Islands Co-Operative Credit Union where a former accounts clerk with 16 years of service is accused of stealing more than $1.2m over a 10-year period.

According to court documents it is allege that 48-year-old Waydrissa McPhee-Seymour stole a total of the funds from 11 account holders, going a far back as May 2016.

The crime is allege to have been committed through fraudulent withdrawal request forms to access funds from the accounts.

Seymour appeared in court alongside her 68-year-old mother, Clarissa Seymour, who together, were accused of laundering the money.

Seymour and her mother were granted bail in the amounts of $300,000 and $30,000 respectively.

They denied the allegations at their arraignment before Senior Magistrate Kendra Kelly. The matter was adjourned to January 27, 2027, for trial.

Look how the churrin dem gat mama dem before the courts. What is this?

We report yinner decide!