RABINDRA Etwaroo, 34, of Lot 12 Grant 1774 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday fined $30,000 with the alternative of 12 months imprisonment, for giving false information.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson imposed the monetary penalty on him after he pleaded guilty to having, last March 8, at Central Immigration and Passport Office in Georgetown, for the purpose of procuring a travel document, signed a declaration that he was never previously issued one.
The defendant told the Court he made a mistake and is very sorry for what he did.
Police Inspector Stephen Telford, prosecuting, said Etwaroo affixed his signature to the document when he went to make the application but inquires were conducted and it was revealed that he was a previous passport holder, from June 12, 1996.