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Woman on trial for allegedly robbing uncle over $10M

Sep 08, 2014 News

 

Guitree Birjanand called ‘Falita’, 45, of Lot 1095 Glasgow Housing Scheme is facing four charges- two for forgery, one for embezzlement and another for uttering a forge document.
The woman is accused of ripping off a relative of almost $10M.
She appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court where initially, she was not required to plea to the indictable charge.
However, after the Administration of Justice Act was applied, she pleaded not guilty to the charges. The first charge read that between January 2012 and May 30th, 2012 at Gay Park, East Bank Berbice, she embezzled $9, 767, 691, belonging to her uncle Abdool Ishmael.
She is also charged with forging one cash receipt to the amount of $158,000 purporting to show that it was made by one Lakhram Parmanand.
Another charge read that on 22nd November 2012 at the said address she forged a cash receipt to the value of $750,000 to show that it was made by Lakhram Parmamand.
The final charge read that on the 13th May 2013 also at Gay Park, with intent to defraud, she uttered to Abdool Ishmael, two forged cash receipts purporting to be made by Lakhram Parmanand.
The fact of the matter as presented by Police Prosecutor Sergeant Godfrey Playter, is that Ishmael is Brijanand’s uncle. In January 2012 he started construction of his house at Gay Park. He subsequently contacted Brijanand and informed her that he has to leave for the USA and he wants her to oversee the completion of the job for him.
The necessary arrangements were made and Ishmael left for his overseas destination. The man had various sums of money, including over $7.7M in a popular bank. He also left her with $565,000 cash. During the time he would also send various sum of money for her to do his business. She also collected money on two occasions totaling $3M from a popular New Amsterdam businessman (Hazrat Ali) on behalf of her uncle, all to the effect of completing his home.
However upon his return, the man was shocked to learn that his house was incomplete and no documents could be produced. Further checks showed that the amount of $9.5M could not be accounted for.
A report was made to the Central Police Station and investigation commenced. The woman was subsequently arrested and charged.  She was placed on $75,000 bail on each charge and will return to court on September 15.

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