SHANETTE MERCUNOW, was, on Friday, October 16, 2020, brought before Magistrate Delon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, charged with fraudulent misappropriation.

Mercunow, of Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, denied that she, on Friday, August 2, 2019, and Friday, September 6, 2019, at Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, being solely entrusted by Roshawn London with $616,000 to deliver to Cherryl Williams, fraudulently misappropriated it to her own use and benefit.

According to information provided in court, Mercunow and London are friends. London currently resides overseas and wanted her grandmother’s house, located at Guyhoc Gardens, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, to be renovated. Trusting Mercunow, London requested from her relative a sum of $616,000 to be given to Mercunow. Mercunow was entrusted with the money and was asked to oversee the work and pay the contractor. Issues concerning the contractor emanated. As such, Mercunow was ordered to relinquish the money to a relative. However, the accused claimed that the money was handed over to a relative who denied receiving any money. A report was made to the police and Mercunow was told of the allegation and was arrested.

Magistrate Bess ordered that Mercunow be placed on $100,000 bail.
The matter was adjourned until Friday, October 23, 2020, and was transferred to Court 2.