A man, who allegedly forged two audit reports and gave false information to the police, was today slapped with five charges.
Thirty-one-year-old Jamal Gilbert of Ogle Front, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts.
The first charge stated that between January 1, 2019 and March 5,2019 at Middle Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he forged a certain document, an auditor’s report in favour of Midtown Hotel Restaurant and Bar purporting to show that same was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.
The second charge stated that between January 1, 2019 and March 5, 2019 at Middle Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, forged a certain document, an auditor’s report in favour of Total Medical Supplies Inc. purporting to show that same was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.
The third charge stated that on March 5,2019, at the Guyana Revenue Authority, Camp Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he uttered to Reon Sobers, a clerk at GRA a forged document, an auditor’s report in favour of Total Medical Supplies Inc. purporting to show that same was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.
It was further alleged that on March 5,2019 at the Guyana Revenue Authority, Camp Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he uttered to Reon Sobers, a clerk at GRA a forged document, an auditor’s report in favour of Midtown Hotel Restaurant and Bar purporting to show that same was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.
The last charge stated that on March 29, at the Criminal Investigation Department, he gave Police Lance Corporal Prince, a Public Officer, information orally and in writing which he knew to be false, thereby causing the said officer to use his lawful power to the annoyance of the person arrested.
Gilbert denied all the charges after they were read to him by the Magistrate.
His lawyer, Leslie Sobers in a successful bail application, told the court that his client is the sole breadwinner for his family and will attend court for his trial.
According to information, Drubahadur went to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and reported that he was in receipt of two audit reports which had his signature purporting to show that they were issued by his business.
Drubahadur stated that he did not signed the documents and neither did his business ever issue any such documents.
As a result, an investigation was carried out and D. Bahadur was arrested. He then told ranks that it was Gilbert who forged the documents for him.
Further investigations were conducted and it was revealed that Gilbert was the one who forged Drubahadur signatures on the documents in question and later submitted same to GRA.
The Magistrate, after listening to the facts, released Gilbert on $100,000 bail.
The father of one was instructed to make his next court appearance on October 4.
