GNBS staffers on $150,000 bail each after corruption charges

Mar 11, 2014 News

Three days after allegedly taking $150,000 from a city business to illegally certify a truck, two staffers of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), Quincy Gibson and David Denny, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged for receiving rewards via corrupt transactions.

Accused: Quincy Gibson

The defendants both pleaded not guilty to the charges when they stood before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday.
According to the allegation, the GNBS agents demanded $150,000 from Ramona Spencer as a reward for failing to inspect and approve a motor vehicle which was used to transport fuel.
The men were granted bail in the sum of $150,000 each at their lawyers’ request. Police Prosecutor, Michael Grant, noted that he was not in possession of the facts of the case and as such did not object to bail.
The duo will return to court on April 8.They were ordered to report to the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department and lodge their passports
Gibson 27, of Lot 20 Co-op Society Road, Soesdyke, a former inspector of the regulatory agency, and his alleged accomplice, David Denny, 29, of 849 Section A Block X, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, were reportedly nabbed by police. The carefully planned sting operation followed a complaint of the GNBS staffers asking for bribes.
According to initial reports three employees of GNBS were found in possession a large quantity of cash which had demanded from a city businessman.

Accused: David Denny

The suspects were found in possession of $300,000 which they allegedly took from a fuel truck owner to certify a vehicle.
According to reports, the business person who operates in the city, tipped off the police and several marked notes were allegedly paid to the unsuspecting employees.
Minutes after they had collected the money, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters moved in. The staffers were reportedly searched and the cash was found on them. They were taken into custody after being unable to explain how they came into possession of it.