Saleswoman accused of stealing $11M granted $100,000 bail

JASODRA Bahadur, 35, a sales representative of Lot 18 Block ‘CC’ Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday slapped with 26 simple larceny charges before Magistrate Ann McLennan. She was not required to plead to the offences, details of which said between January 5, 2011 and October 5, 2012, she stole in excess of $11M, property of Mohamed R.D. Khan.
Police Corporal Dinero Jones, prosecuting, said the virtual complainant usually signs blank cheques and the accused is responsible for inserting the amount and name of the payee; but she inserted her name, changed the cheques, gave her employer one amount and took the remainder.
The prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the offences, which amounted to in excess of $11M and the fact that she has similar charges pending.
The objection was, however, overruled and the defendant was ordered to post $100,000 surety until January 6, 2014.
Defence Counsel Latchmi Rahamat had said Bahadur is saleswoman for New Horizon Food and Manufacturing Distribution Company and has other cases before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in which she has being charged with in excess of seven counts of similar offences and was granted surety in the sum of $350,000.
The lawyer added that Bahadur has been cooperating with the police since she was first arrested and has already posted a substantial amount of surety.

(By Geeta Rampersaud)

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