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Charity man charged with fraud
A man was ordered to post $200,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a fraudulent conversion charge.
Safraz Ali, 30, of Charity ,Essequibo denied the allegation which stated that on September 4, 2013 at Georgetown, being entrusted by a woman with the sum of $2.6M, to purchase a speed boat and an engine among other items, he fraudulently converted the money to his own use and benefit.
Ali was represented by attorney Paul Fung-A-Fat. The lawyer asked for his client to be released on reasonable bail because he has a fixed placed of abode.
The matter was prosecuted by Police Corporal, Sean Gonsalves.
Bail was granted in the sum of $200,000 for the defendant. He was also ordered to report to the Officer in Charge of fraud at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, every Friday, commencing from May 8.
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