A systems manager found himself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday to answer to a fraud charge.
Lindon Stephney
Lindon Stephney stood before Magistrate Faith McGusty to answer to the charge which stated that between July 31 and August 31, 2018, with intent to defraud, he uttered a forged document, that is to say, an invoice purporting to show he received it via email.
He was not required to enter a plea.
The court heard that the accused, upon receiving the invoice, handed over the said invoice to Esau Samad to effect payment in the sum of US$92,494 for the renewal of the annual insurance policy for Jags Aviation Inc, which is located at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.
The accused was responsible for communicating with the insurer, Author J Gallagher, and finalising the annual premium but issued to the chief accountant incorrect invoices so as distract BK International – owner of Jags Aviation Inc – from making the correct payment to the complainant.
The 50-year-old man was represented by Attorney-at-Law Adrian Thompson, who in a bail application said his client is not a flight risk and asked for bail in a reasonable sum. The police prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds of the large sum of money involved but requested that should bail be granted, Stephney must lodge his passport and report to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters weekly. Magistrate McGusty released Stephney on $150,000 bail. The case will continue on May 8, 2019.
