Three Charges Dropped Against Alleged Scammer, Melbourne Wade

Tonight, the man known to Belizeans as Melbourne Wade Junior, the alleged scammer accused of swindling money from at least eight people in late 2024, is back in the spotlight. Wade reportedly took down payments from these individuals, promising to buy them vehicles, only to disappear along with the cars. One high-profile victim is former City Mayor Zenaida Moya, who has a pending case against Wade in Court #5. This morning, Wade caught a break as three of his alleged victims withdrew their charges of theft and obtaining property by deception. Appearing unrepresented in court, Wade faced two separate hearings where three victims requested no further action, leaving him with four pending cases. Outside the courtroom, the thirty-two-year-old Belama resident and car dealer claimed he’s a changed man. Wade insists his actions were ‘bad business’ rather than deception and says he’s working with the complainants to find a better resolution than jail time. He hopes to prove he’s not the con artist social media has painted him to be, but rather someone who made poor choices and is seeking redemption. On Monday, Floyd Ford appeared in Court #2 and requested no further action against Wade. This morning, two more women followed suit, though they are pursuing their money through civil court. One of the women has already reached an agreement with Wade for repayment in installments. Wade is due back in court on January thirtieth, 2025. His case with former Mayor Moya and three others is still pending. Wade remains optimistic that these cases might also be resolved through civil action.

 

Melbourne Wade, Criminally Charged

“I was spending my last time in jail, laying back thinking about things that people have accused me of wrongfully doing.  It was not really scamming or thiefing people, it was just bad business going wrong, right, and I am willing to own up to every responsibility, like I said. Four cases have been withdrawn against me and people are going the civil matter way.  You know, it’s not the problem of paying back people their money or bad business or fixing what has gone wrong, but I have a changed life.  I have family that out here that I should be out here for.  So I have a little son that is ten and I am willing to do my utmost best to fix my name because all you have in your life is your name.  There’s a lot of young folks out here running around and I am one of them trying to make a life for myself.  It’s 2025, you know, I’m trying to make my life better and different.   If anybody feels like, if I do you anything wrong, there’s the court way, there’s the civil suit way.  There is the criminal way but it’s just gonna prolong me, to go to jail, not being able to take care of bills that I created, you know, and I’m not running from anyone.