Taxi driver to repay woman after misappropriating US$800 in lawyer’s fees

Having been entrusted by a woman with US$800 to get in touch with a lawyer to process bail for her son, a taxi driver must now reimburse that woman the money, which he converted to his own use.

On August 11, Desmond Cummings, 43, of Lot 200 Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD) appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and admitted guilt to a charge detailing that on December 10, 2022, in Georgetown, he misappropriated US$800 that Onika Albert had given him to use to contact a lawyer to process bail for her son.
The virtual complainant testified before the court that she had personally sent the money to Cummings. Although the bail was approved, the prosecutor asked for reporting requirements.
Magistrate Daly mandated that the defendant pay back the money to the VC in two installments: He must pay half on August 11 at the Magistrate’s Court, and the remaining amount by no later than September 8 at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
He will receive a nine-month prison sentence if in default.