A forensic accountant needed a metal, two-tier trolley to bring his evidence into the Supreme Court yesterday for the trial of a couple accused of stealing more than $300,000 from elderly clients.

The alleged theft is claimed to have taken place over a seven-year period by the Reverend Jaymo Durham, 52, and Keiva Maronie Durham, 44.

The couple, who are representing themselves, deny stealing credit balances from four women plus allegations that both of them made and used false statements.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between February 23, 2012 and July 31, 2019.

The forensic accountant, Todd Boyd, spent most of yesterday in the witness box detailing his scope into the affair.

Mr Boyd even claimed at one point that “over $3 million was spent by the Durhams using Miss Doreen Stevens’s money”.

However, before the close of proceedings yesterday afternoon, it was confirmed that the total amount of Ms Stevens’s missing money being cited by the Crown is $99,753.95.

Mr Boyd, of First Forensic, told the court he was a chartered professional accountant and had been used on previous occasions as an expert witness.

His trolley contained three large bundles of paperwork as exhibits plus a pink sports holdall on the bottom tier with more documents.

Mr Boyd revealed how he had been contacted by the Bermuda Police Service and added: “I was tasked to look at Mr and Mrs Durham’s bank account from January 1, 2012 to July 31, 2019 — so that is seven years, seven months.

“I was asked to look at variety of businesses and companies and legal entities … as well as the bank accounts of the alleged victims, patients.”

Summing up his work, Mr Boyd said: “I am tasked with finding where did the money come from and where did the money go? I just present the facts.”

Most of his documents appeared on the jury members’ iPads, but they also had paperwork to sift through during the protracted case.

This included disclosures of money being transferred directly from Ms Stevens’s account into Mr Durham’s personal bank account, although Mr Boyd pointed out: “He was the receiver at the time and signatory.”

The forensic accountant then highlighted one of his findings, saying: “There was one transaction of $331,000 going into Mr Durham’s account on April 4, 2013 and you can see then, immediately, on that same day, April 4, Mr Durham transfers the same amount to Amicus Law.”

During the conclusion of his evidence, Mr Boyd said: “So the bank balance at the end of the scope period was $99,753.95 at the end of July 31, 2019. That was the net change.”

Mr and Mrs Durham, a lawyer and former attorney respectively, are accused of stealing a total of $300,000 from Ms Stevens, Nancy Locke plus Muriel and Loretta Smith, who were clients with Ageing and Disability Services.

Mr Durham was named as a receiver for Ms Stevens, while Mrs Durham was the receiver for Ms Locke and the Smiths.

Earlier in the trial, Daniel Kitson-Walters, for the prosecution, said the Durhams used several bank accounts and businesses to “take the money of these four women and act as if it were their own”.

The trial continues before Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe.

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