A SPECIAL constable, attached to the Guyana Police Band Corp was yesterday arraigned before city Magistrate Ann McLennan on charges of fraudulent embezzlement.Kevin McDonald, 31, of 41 Nabacalis Public Road, East Coast Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court Two for intent to defraud and forgery.
The first charge read that on April 16,2014 at Georgetown, with intend to defraud, McDonald uttered to RohaneeLatchan, Principal Assistant Secretary of finance at the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport in the Ministry of Education, a bill for the sum of $104,300 purporting to show same was issued by Universal Machinery, knowing same to be false.
The second charge alleged that McDonald on the same day forged a receipt dating 2014-04-16 for the amount of $104,300, purporting to show same was issued by Universal Machinery.
It was further alleged that the officer on April 10,2014 at Georgetown with intent to defraud, uttered to Rohanee Latchan, Principal Assistant Secretary of finance at the Department of Culture,Youth and Sports a bill for the sum of $73,000 purporting to show same was issued by Universal Machinery, knowing same to be false. Additionally, McDonald was slapped with another charge for forging a receipt dated April 10,2014 for the amount of $73,000 purporting to show same was issued by Universal Machinery.
The former police officer was charged indictably, but on application by Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones, the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied and the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Jones did not object to bail; however,he requested for it to be granted in a substantial amount. The magistrate released the officer on $100,000 bail on each charge and transferred the matter to Court 5 for Thursday,July 23.