Dominican national remanded for fake stamps in passport

Feb 17, 2017 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

A 36-year-old Dominican Republic national who told the court that she came to Guyana in search of work, was yesterday remanded to prison after she found herself on the other side of the law.

Remanded: Doris Vasquez Santana

Police say that Doris Vasquez Santana conspired with others to forge four Immigration stamps on her passport to show that it was issued from the Central Immigration and Passport Office.
The woman arrived in Guyana legally, but in the process of extending her stay she conspired with person or persons to forge four stamps to show that she was granted permission to stay longer here.
As a result of the allegation she was brought before City Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly uttering the forged document.
Santana denied that between January 6 and February 13 at Georgetown, she, with the intent to defraud, conspired with others to forge four Guyana Immigration Service Stamps in her Dominican Republic passport SE1942556, purporting to show that same was issued by Guyana Immigration department, knowing same to be false.
It is also alleged that on February 13 at Georgetown, she uttered to an Immigration officer, her Dominican Republic passport with the number SE1942556, in favour of herself, with four forged Guyana Immigration Service stamps, purporting to show that same was issued by Guyana Immigration department, knowing same to be false.
The woman, when given a chance to speak through an interpreter, told the court that she did pay someone to stamp her passport, but she did not know the stamps were fake.
Based on her explanation the court entered a not guilty plea for both charges, the interpreter also told the court that the woman resides at Lot 7 D’Aguiar Park with a friend.
Prosecutor Shawn Gonsalves objected to bail being granted to the Dominican, based on the fact that she has no ties to Guyana and if granted bail she would not return to court for the trial.
Bail was refused. Santana will make her next court appearance on February 21 where she will be placed before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for statements and assignments.

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