Real estate agent slapped with more fraud charges

A 22-year-old real estate agent was on Wednesday before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for the second time, this time charged with three counts of fraud.
Basdeo Persaud, of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), denied the charges put to him by city Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
He denied that he fraudulently obtained a total of $320,000 from Rohini Persaud between January 6 and January 19, 2018 pretending that he was in a position to obtain for her a plot of land.
He further denied obtaining $140,000 from Mohani Ramdeen for the same purpose between February 27 and February 30, 2018.
The women reportedly filed reports with the Police after they saw a news item about Persaud being charged. Further, Persaud was also charged for committing the same offence on April 10, 2018 against Anarada Persaud, from whom he reportedly obtained $450,000 for allegedly the same purpose. The woman reported to Police that she paid $450,000 to Persaud in two payments. She also reported that when she begun construction, she found out that the land was not up for sale. In court on Wednesday, Persaud was placed on $150,000 bail.
On June 11, the 23-year-old was slapped with a fraud charge after he allegedly took $100,000 from Anarada Persaud by falsely pretending that he was in a position to obtain a plot of land.
On that charge, Magistrate Judy Latchman released him on $100,000 bail. Police Prosecutor Arwin Moore had told the court that after making the initial down payment, the woman had begun building on the land when she was informed that the land was not for sale.
The cases will continue on July 25, 2018.