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Managing Director of Observer Radio and the host of its Snake Pit programme, Algernon \u201cSerpent\u201d Watts said he felt \u201cshock and embarrassment\u201d after learning about fraud charges against his co-host, Janice Samuel.<\/p>

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Samuel was granted bail to the tune of $200,000 on Thursday when she appeared in the Magistrates Court on 14 counts of obtaining money by false pretenses.<\/p>\n

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However, the media personality was remanded to prison after failing to come up with the $50,000 cash component required as part of her bail conditions.<\/p>\n

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The woman who was jailed in 1997 for similar offences, received a two-year-suspended sentence last week after pleading guilty to stealing from Connies Comfort Suites in 2016.<\/p>\n

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An article in the Daily Observer, of which Watts is also the Managing Director, stated during an interview, the Snake pit host claimed he was \u201ccompletely unaware of Janice Samuel\u2019s unsavory past and \u201cother side\u201d.<\/p>

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In the interview, which the newspaper stated will be published in full, Watts reportedly detailed why he was ignorant of his co-hosts past and what actions he took after verifying the truth of the reports.<\/p>\n

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He admits this is \u201cone of the most rattling experiences and episodes he has faced in his 18 years as Snake Pit\u2019s producer\/host\u201d, the newspaper stated.<\/p>

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Watts believes \u201cthe integrity of OBSERVER and the Snake Pit program remain intact despite the legal woes of his co-host.<\/p>\n

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