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Trial of woman accused of stealing from city court…Prosecution seeking further advice from DPP
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore has disclosed that the case file related to the trial of Tiffany Peters, has been sent back to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further advice.
CHARGED: Tiffany Peters
This announcement was made yesterday to Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, who questioned as to why the file was being sent back for advice, in light of the ongoing trial.
Peters, 26, of Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara is accused of stealing $1,127,000 from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts while being employed as a clerk/servant, between February 7 and September 11, 2012. She is out on self bail.
Peters had been convicted in 2014 by Magistrate Judy Latchman for stealing $3,045,000 from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts between February 7 and September 11, 2012.
However, last year, she was pardoned by President David Granger.
Meanwhile, Attorney Latchmie Rahamat, who is representing Peters, responded to an accusation of witness tampering, leveled against her by Police Prosecutor, Deniro Jones.
Prosecutor Jones, who was the initial prosecutor, had accused the lawyer of conversing with Lakeram Heeralall, a prosecution witness in the matter, outside of the courtroom.
During her address to the court, Attorney Rahamat denied the allegation.
Prosecutor Moore was instructed by the Chief Magistrate to make a note of the attorney’s response. At an earlier court hearing, the Attorney had accused the lawyer of attempting to pervert the course of justice after it was brought to her attention that a prosecution witness in the matter was seen outside the courtroom signing -more specifically backdating a report-he prepared back in 2012. The same report, the attorney said, was brought back into the courtroom and handed over to Prosecutor Jones, while another prosecution witness was testifying.
Prosecutor Jones and Attorney Rahamat had both disclosed that they would be filing reports with the relevant authorities.
This trial will continue of April 18.
Earlier on in the trial, Mohammed Bacchus, Former Principal Court of Clerk (ag) at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts; Lakeram Heeralall, Chief Accountant at Supreme Court of Judicature and Police Lance Corporal Shivalall Bridgelall, of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, were called to the stand.
During his testimony, Bacchus, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara had told the court that Peters was employed as a cashier in the Collecting Office during 2012.
Meanwhile, Mr. Heeralall during his testimony said that he prepared a report in relation to the matter which he handed over to police.
Corporal Bridgelall had told the court that he travelled to the New Amsterdam prison, where Peters was an inmate and showed her documents he received from an individual.
According to Corporal Bridgelall, he cautioned the woman who replied, “I would give you a statement, but not under caution. I just want you to write down what I have to say.”
Corporal Bridgelall told the court that he obtained a statement from Peters.
The statement, the police witness added, was taken to CID Headquarters and then dispatched to the chambers of the DPP for advice.
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