Chief valuation officer charged for making false declaration

Feb 27, 2025 News

Kaieteur News- The Chief Valuation Officer for the Ministry of Finance Julian Barringtion was charged on Wednesday for making a false declaration.

The charged was brought against him by the Guyana Revenue and Authority (GRA).

Chief valuation officer charged for making false declaration

Defendant: Julian Barringtion at court on Wednesday posting bail

Barringtion appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he was charged for assisting another person to make a false statement. The 54-year-old man of 1817 Providence, East Bank Demerara pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty.

He was charged under Section 111(1)(b)(i) of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 81:01, for allegedly assisting in the creation of a fraudulent property valuation. The charge states that on or around February 19, 2024, at Lot 237 Camp Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Barrington helped produce a falsified Certificate of Value for a property located at Lot 129, Area “L” Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. The certificate states that property had been developed, excavated of topsoil, sand-filled, and levelled, when in fact, it had not.

Magistrate McGusty first placed him on $40,000 bail. However, his attorney showed up late and made a plea on his behalf. The attorney made the application that his client be placed on self-bail since he is such an important individual to the government. According to the attorney, Barrington is not a flight risk and we are not interfering with the charges brought by GRA, we will deal with that at the appropriate time,” the attorney told the court. Magistrate McGusty agreed with the attorneys’ request and granted Barringtion self-bail after the prosecution had no objections. The court was adjourned for March 26, 2025.

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