A 37-year-old Port Kaituma resident was on Tuesday granted $150,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for fraudulent conversion.

Seon Goodman called “Bat,” denied that on December 6 at Black Banana Backdam, North West District, while being solely entrusted by Joan Jeffery with one ounce of raw gold valued $220,000 to deliver to Marlon Pierre, he fraudulently converted it to his own use and benefit.

According to Goodman’s lawyer Tiffany Jeffery, her client is a truck driver who supplies goods to Port Kaituma and Black Banana Backdam. Her client was given a parcel by the victim but along the Backdam trail, Goodman said he crashed and the parcel, along with other items, was either damaged or lost.

Police prosecutor Arwin Moore made no objection to bail being granted to the accused.
The magistrate released Goodman on $150,000 bail and transferred the matter to the Matthews Ridge Magistrates’ Court for February 6.