A 32-YEAR-OLD businessman on Friday appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on a series of fraud-related matters.

Jason Aaron of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara denied all of the eight charges and was released on $100,000 bail on each count.
The charges alleged that Aaron on May 16 at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, forged the power-of-attorney of Raymond Austin.

The court heard that on October 14, 2017 at Eccles, EBD, he obtained the sum of $50,000 from Keron Kasiawan by promising that he had money in his account at the Bank of Baroda to honour the cheque, knowing same to be false.

He was further charged with obtaining the following: $50,000 on October 8, 2017; $26,260 on October 28, 2017; $20,000 on October 11, 2017; $40,000 on October 27, 2017; $20,000 on October 18, 2017 and $30,000 on October 23, 2017 promising that he had the respective monies in his account at the Bank of Baroda.

Police Prosecutor Arwin Moore made no objection to bail but told the court that the virtual complainant operates a supermarket in Eccles and on the dates mentioned in the charge, Arron made purchases during the month of October 2017 and used cheques.
However at the end of the month, the Bank of Baroda contacted Kasiawan and informed him that Arron’s account did not have any money to support the cheques.
The magistrate released Arron on a total of $800,000 bail and adjourned the matter to June 5.