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Dhanraj Raghubir, who was wanted by the police in relation to scams whereby he allegedly obtained $1M from
CHARGED: Dhanraj Raghubir
several persons by claiming he could get them United States of America Visas was yesterday, taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Eve Leary to assist with investigations.
He was taken there moments after his court hearing ended yesterday, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Dhanraj Raghubir, was charged earlier this month with fraud.
Raghubir is currently facing Magistrate Judy Latchman on a forgery charge.
He was charged with forging a US Embassy appointment letter and also with uttering a document that he purported to be issued by the US Embassy, knowing same to be false.
He was released on $50,000 bail after denying the allegations.
When this matter was called, Police Prosecutor, Kerry Bostwick, told the court that the police file is still incomplete. He said that investigations are underway after 20 persons made complaintS at CID about Raghubir conning them.
According to the Prosecutor, other charges of a similar nature will be instituted against him.
Bostwick requested a date for reports and informed the court that Raghubir will be taken to CID to assist with investigations.
This matter was adjourned until February 22.
Persons have all alleged that Raghubir had scammed them and collected a total of $1M from them on the pretext that he would be able to acquire a US visa, either a visitor’s or permanent, for them.
Police had searched his business place; Creative Concepts located at Garnett Street, Newtown, Kitty where three passports belonging to the alleged victims were found.
The police had issued a wanted bulletin for Raghubir and Michael Persaud of Lot 15 Public Road Herstelling, East Bank Demerara pertaining to an investigation into several counts of obtaining money by false pretence.
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