DEXTER McKenzie, a former Customer Service Supervisor of the Guyana Water Incorporated, was, on Monday April 1, 2019, arraigned before Senior Magistrate Sherdel Marcus-Isaacs at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on 18 counts of fraud.

Mc Kenzie, 48, 0f 146 Sixth Street Albertown, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read to him by the magistrate. Particulars of the first three charges alleged that between May 7, 2018 and August 24, 2018 at GWI, Vlissingen Road, while being solely entrusted with three cheques written for Shane Samuel, which totaled $213, 670, he converted the monies to his own use and benefit.

The next four charges read that between May 7, 2018 and October 19, 2018 at GWI, Vlissingen Road, while being solely entrusted with four cheques written for Collin Clarke, which amounted to a total of $285, 036, he fraudulently converted the monies for his own purposes.

It was also alleged that between May 18, 2018 and July 27, 2018 at GWI, Vlissingen Road, he fraudulently converted three other cheques worth $148,500 written for Dexter France to his own use and benefits. Another seven charges read that between June 26, 2018 and October 19, 2018 at GWI, Vlissingen Road, while being solely entrusted with eight cheques written for Robert France and Alana James, valuing $440,090 he fraudulently converted same to his own use and benefits.

Prosecutor Aduni Innis did not object to the bail application made for Mc Kenzie’s. The defendant was granted bail at the sum 0f $102,000 in relation to the matters involving cheques written for Shane Samuel, while he was given self-bail for the other 15 charges. Mc Kenzie will make his next appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on April 15, 2019.