Misfortune man, another charged with fraud

Two men, who both attempted to defraud another, were on Thursday granted 0,000 bail each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

Christopher Gardener, 23, a computer technician of Houston, Greater Georgetown, and Kevin Singh, 24, of Lot 54 Misfortune, West Bank Demerara (WBD) both pleaded not guilty to their respective charges when it was read to them by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Gardener’s charge stated that on December 28, 2016 at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he obtained $1.2 million from Republic Bank of Guyana Limited under a forged Republic Bank cheque, purporting to be signed by Nypaul Ramadan, property of said Nypaul Ramadan.

On the other hand, Singh’s charge alleged that on September 21, 2016, at Georgetown and with intent to defraud, he obtained $800,000 from Republic Bank of Guyana Limited under a forged Republic Bank cheque, purporting to be signed by Nypaul Ramadan, property of said Nypaul Ramadan.

According to Gardener’s Attorney, the defendant has a similar matter in Courts Eight and Nine of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts of which he is making timely repayments.

As such, he requested reasonable bail on his client’s behalf. Singh, however, was unrepresented.

Both men were asked to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) twice per week until the conclusion of the matter. The case will continue on January 11, 2017.