THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Jasodra Bahadur of Lot 18 Block CC, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara appeared yesterday before Georgetown Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer a series of forgery and embezzlement charges.The accused was not required to plead to any of twelve charges she faces, which are detailed below:

On September 26, 2014 at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, she allegedly uttered to Abarnauth Bahadur, an employee of New Horizon Inc, one bill to obtain $44,196, knowing same to be false.

On October 4, 2014, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, she allegedly forged one New Horizon Inc bill for $29,464, purporting to show that same was issued to Roti Plus as held-over, knowing same to be false.

On October 31, 2014, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, she allegedly forged one New Horizon bill for $22,098, purporting to show that same was issued to Roti Plus as held-over, knowing same to be false.

On August 28, 2014, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, she allegedly forged one New Horizon Inc bill for $58,928, purporting to show that same was issued to Roti Plus as held-over, knowing same to be false.
She allegedly embezzled $58,928 on August 28, 2014 at Georgetown, while being a clerk or servant to her employer, New Horizon Inc.

On September 28, 2014, at Georgetown, while being a clerk or servant to New Horizon Inc, she allegedly embezzled the sum of $44,196 cash, taken into possession by her for or on behalf of her employer.

On October 4, 2014, at Georgetown, she allegedly embezzled $29,664 that she possessed for New Horizon Inc while being a clerk or servant.

On September 12, 2014, at Georgetown, she allegedly embezzled $60,401 taken into her possession for or on behalf of New Horizon Inc.

On October 4, 2014 at Georgetown, she allegedly uttered one forged New Horizon Inc bill to Abarnauth Bahadur for the sum of $29,464, knowing same to be forged.

On October 31, 2014 at Georgetown, she also allegedly uttered to Bahadur one New Horizon Inc bill to obtain $22,098, knowing same to be forged.

On August 28, 2014, at Georgetown, she allegedly presented one forged New Horizon bill to Bahadur for $58,925, knowing same to be forged.

On September 12, 2014 at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, she allegedly uttered to Bahadur another forged New Horizon bill to obtain the sum of $60,401.

Ms Bahadur was allowed to plead to one charge, particulars of which detailed that on October 31, 2014, at Georgetown, she embezzled the sum of $22,095 while being employed with New Horizon Inc.

Bahadur’s attorney, Ms. Latchmie Rahamat, said her client has pending matters of a similar nature in court, and bail should be granted her, since, to the best of counsel’s knowledge, Bahadur has attended all her court appointments; but Police Corporal Denero Jones, prosecuting, successfully opposed bail by citing that Bahadur allegedly committing the offences while on bail for previous charges.

Jones requested that bail should be denied because of the gravity of the offences and the penalty the offences carry. He also disclosed that forty charges of a similar nature are likely to be laid against Ms Bahadur.
Bail was denied, and the matter was adjourned to April 17 before Chief Magistrate Ms Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.