A MARKET vendor of Lot 528 Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment on a false pretence charge. DhaniramHarilall, 32, made his appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and pleaded guilty to the charge that was read to him.
It is alleged that between March 27 and April 28 at East Coast Demerara, with intent to defraud, he obtained the sum of $1M from Malik Rashid by falsely pretending that he is an employee of the Ministry of Housing and Water and is in possession of a houselot at Non Pareil and was in a position to sell same.