MAGISTRATE Leron Daly on Friday, September 27, 2019, granted $100,000 bail to a 31-year-old man who allegedly committed a series of criminal offenses.

Jamal Gilbert of East Coast Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and denied the five charges when they were read to him.

Particulars of the first charge stated that, between January 1, 2019 and March 5, 2019, at Middle Street, Georgetown, Gilbert, with intent to defraud, forged an auditor’s report in favour of Total Medical Supplies Inc. purporting to show that it was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.

The second charge stated that, between January 1, 2019 and March 5, 2019, at Middle Street, Georgetown, Gilbert, with intent to defraud, forged an auditor’s report in favour of Midtown Hotel Restaurant and bar purporting to show that it was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.

The third charge stated that, on March 5, 2019, at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Camp Street, Georgetown, Gilbert, with intent to defraud, uttered to Reon Sobers, a clerk at GRA a forged document, an auditor’s report in favour of Total Medical Supplies Inc. purporting to show that it was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.

It is alleged that, on March 5, 2019 at the Guyana Revenue Authority, Camp Street, Georgetown, Gilbert, with intent to defraud, uttered to Reon Sobers, a clerk at GRA, a forged document, an auditor’s report in favour of Midtown Hotel Restaurant and bar purporting to show that it was signed by Drubahadur and issued by D. Bahadur, knowing same to be forged.

The last charge stated that, on March 29, at the Criminal Investigation Department, Gilbert give Police Lance Corporal Prince, a Public Officer, information orally and in writing which he knew to be false, thereby causing the said officer to use his lawful power to the annoyance of the person arrested.

Gilbert was represented by attorney-at-law Leslie Sobers.
According to reports, Drubahadur lodged a complaint at the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters, that he was in receipt of two audit reports which were signed by him and issued by his business and he had no knowledge of such documents.

As a result, an investigation was conducted and Gilbert was arrested. He told the police that D. Bahadur had given him the documents. D. Bahadur was subsequently arrested.
D. Bahadur denied giving Gilbert such documents. Gilbert then told the police that he did not receive the documents from D. Bahadur.

It was further revealed that it was Gilbert who forged the signatures. Gilbert was arrested and charged.
Magistrate Daly granted Gilbert $100,000 bail.