A TWENTY-SIX-year-old clerk of Lot 898 Second Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday fined $20,000 by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a fraudulent conversion charge. Marvin Morgan accepted that on February 26 at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he obtained the sum of $3,000 from attorney-at-law Mr. Lloyd Mark Conway, by falsely pretending to Conway that he was sent by attorney-at-law Mr. Andrew Pollard for the money to file matters in the Supreme Court, knowing same to be false. Representing the convict was attorney-at-law Mr. George Thomas. He told the court that his client had no prior matter and the situation stemmed from a misunderstanding. Defence counsel asked that Morgan not to be given a custodial sentence since he is married with two minor children and is the sole breadwinner for his family.
Morgan acknowledged that his action was wrong and apologised.
Failure to pay the fine will result in three months imprisonment.