Camalote Resident Charged for Immigration Offense

The Belize Immigration Department is investigating an alleged case of visa fraud, leading to criminal charges against a Belizean consultant from the Cayo District. The accused, forty-nine-year-old Craig Elliott Martin, who holds dual citizenship in Belize and Jamaica, claims to run his own consulting business in Camalote Village. This morning, around ten a.m., Craig was escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on a charge of fabricating a permit. He appeared before a Senior Magistrate, alongside his attorney, Orson “OJ” Elrington, and pleaded not guilty. The allegations state that on January seventeenth, 2025, in Camalote Village, Craig fabricated a document to help Lazar Krivokapic enter Belize without a visa. Head of Prosecution, Alifah Elrington, represented the crown and requested that Craig surrender all his travel documents due to his dual citizenship. Despite his Jamaican passport being expired for over twenty years, the court granted Craig bail with strict conditions, including surrendering all travel documents and reporting to the Belmopan Police Station every Friday. Craig’s next court date is set for April fourth, 2025, in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court. After his arraignment, Craig was served with another charge related to aiding in the fabrication of an immigration offense. He pleaded not guilty to this charge as well. Since both charges stem from the same circumstances, his initial bail conditions remained. Craig was able to post bail by late afternoon after surrendering his travel documents and securing Belizean sureties. Attorney OJ Elrington spoke with the media after the arraignment.