Accounts clerk, alleged accomplice remanded for forged bank cheque

Nov 30, 2011 News

A forged Scotiabank cheque has landed two young men behind bars after it is alleged that they tried to obtain money using the cheque, purporting it to be from Ceymona Hatch.
Stephen Rice, 21, of 297 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme and Sylvester Nannan, 20, of 59 Fifth Street Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
The charge states that the duo, between August 1 and October 3, last with the intent to defraud, produced a phony Scotiabank cheque drawn for the sum of three million dollars. This was supposedly issued by the victim, Ceymona Hatch.
The prosecution advised that prior to the charge, Rice was employed by a firm hired to conduct the financial transactions of the virtual complainant (VC). It is believed that while being an accounts clerk at the institution, he was given the records of the VC, where he had access to the woman’s cheques.
The information instructed that Hatch had cancelled a cheque. She crossed out the name previously written on the cheque where the defendant allegedly wrote another. It was said that Hannan took the cheque to the bank to have the money drawn. The prosecutor’s facts continued that it was not until the bank notified the Hatch about another cheque supposedly being changed by the two accused for the sum of five million dollars, that it was discovered that the three million was missing.
The police were called in to deal with the matter where the defendants were contacted. The prosecution also revealed that Rice admitted to taking the cheque and Hannan allegedly changed it.
Rice and Nannan were represented by Attorneys at law Gordon Gilhuys and Adrian Thompson, respectively. The men’s lawyers both made bail applications on their behalf. They sought to assure the court that their clients were prepared to adhere to any stipulations made by the court. In a bid to secure bail for the accused, both lawyers claimed that arrangements were being made for the woman to be repaid the missing three million dollars.
The prosecution subsequently told the court that the two accused should not be granted pre-trial liberty, claiming that the men had promised to return the money to the VC and so far that had not been done. It was also pointed out that investigations were ongoing as there were two more cheques to be investigated for sums of five million dollars and two million dollars.
The court also heard that as much as Rice assisted the police, the other man was difficult to locate. With this said, it was the view of the lawmen that if granted bail, Hannan and Rice would not return for trial.
The two accused were further remanded after the matter was transferred to court two before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell. They will return to court on December 20.

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