Jennifer Messado, the real estate attorney who was disbarred last week, has paid back some of the $31 million she is alleged to have defrauded from dancehall superstar Mavado.

The entertainer’s lawyer, Tamika Harris, said the money has been paid over in two instalments.

“She decided to pay that amount, she didn’t receive orders from the court,” said Harris. “We have already received some of the money, so now the amount is less than $20 million that she needs to pay.”

Messado is currently before the courts on several fraud charges, among them being the case relating to Mavado’s money.

Allegations are that Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, began making arrangements to purchase a property through his attorney, Harris.

Mavado reportedly paid Messado $30.7 million for the property, and signed a sale agreement and a document giving him possession.

However, it was later discovered that the property was not for sale.

“We filed a civil action against her and she did not file a defense,” said Harris.

SEVERAL CHARGES

Meanwhile, Harris is refuting claims that her client is in the island.

“I don’t know about that and I doubt he is in the island because if he was, he would have shared that with me,” Harris told THE STAR.

The artiste left Jamaica in June after being shot at in his Cassava Piece, St Andrew, community.

According to the police, Mavado got into an argument with an individual who left the scene only to return to fire shots at the Big League singer.

Mavado escaped uninjured. Just days later, the entertainer’s 16-year-old son was slapped with several charges including conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the gruesome killing of Cassava Piece resident, 23-year-old Lorenza Thomas.

The teenager is currently being held in a juvenile detention center.