DIANNE De Nobrega also known as Simone King, 30, who was at the centre of the recent visa and motor vehicles sales scams, faced four additional charges of obtaining money under false pretence yesterday.
Before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, the accused, of Lot 101 Phase 2, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was charged, indictably, with having:
* on December 9, 2009, with intent to defraud, obtained $300,000 from Eslyn Benn-Dennis, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a nine-seat minibus, knowing it to be false;
* between December 16 and 18, 2009, with intent to defraud, obtained $500,000 from Dwayne Crandon, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver an AT 212 motor car, knowing it to be false;
* on January 11, 2010, obtained $400,000 from Ronald Durant, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a Toyota Raum, knowing same to be false and
* between January 21 and February 8, 2010, obtained $200,000 from Wayne Robinson, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver another Toyota Raum, knowing it to be false.
De Nobrega previously appeared in the same Court on February 16 on eight similar indictable charges, which alleged that she:
* on November 30, 2009, obtained $300,000 from Curtis Belgrade, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a Toyota Raum, knowing it to be false;
* on December 2, 2009, she obtained $300,000 from Jermaine Lowe, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a Toyota Raum, knowing it to be false;
* on December 10, 2009, she obtained $300,000 from Drewpattie Singh, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver an AT 212 motor car, knowing it to be false;
* on December 28, 2009, obtained $1M from Collin Bazil, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a Hilux motor vehicle, knowing it to be false;
* on January 6, 2010, obtained $400,000 from Wesley Williams, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver an AT 212 motor car, knowing it to be false;
* on January 20, 2010, obtained $400,000 from Dallas Forte, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a 1998 model Altezza motor car, knowing it to be false;
* on January 21, 2010, obtained $400,000 from Shondell Sampson, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a 2007 model Allion motor car, knowing it to be false and
* on January 22, 2010, obtained $480,000 from Nigel Simpson, by falsely pretending that she was in a position to deliver a 2008 model Allion motor car, knowing it to be false.
Mr. Gordon Gilhuys, who entered appearance for her, requested reasonable bail for De Nobrega on the new charges, noting that on the previous occasion, she was refused but secured the grant, for $800,000, in the High Court.
Police Inspector Stephen Telford, prosecuting, did not oppose the application but asked that she be made to lodge a substantial sum and leave her passport at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and report there every week.
The Prosecutor said investigations are continuing and other charges are likely to follow.
Gilhuys submitted that reporting to CID Headquarters regularly will be a form of punishment and the Prosecution is seeking to impose hardship on De Nobrega, preventing her from carrying on with her normal life.
The magistrate ordered that De Nobrega do as the Police wish after setting surety for her at $1M.
The cases will be called, again, on March 31.