ENTRUSTED with $450,000 to buy ‘nose cut’ parts for a Toyota Premio, clothes vendor Dwayne King allegedly ended up converting the money to his own use and benefit, a city court heard Thursday .The charges against 33-year-old King of 167 Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, is that on November 15, 2014 being entrusted by Quincy Maynard with $450,000 to purchase a nose cut for his motorcar, he fraudulently converted the articles to his own use and benefit. The defendant, however, denied the charge against him.
There were no facts read in court by the prosecution, nor was there any objection to bail being granted.
Counsel for King told the court that his client is the father of three and has no prior conviction and does not pose a flight risk.
The vendor was granted bail in the sum of $175,000 by Magistrate Ann McLennan and the matter was adjourned until August 24.