AFTER months of investigations by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), the former accountant and clerk attached to the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) were charged before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for forging documents to rob the entity of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Former accountant Rosanna Ramnarine, 34, of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara and former clerk, Deborah Forbes, 50, of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara were jointly charged for conspiracy to commit a felony, larceny by clerk and falsifying of accounts.
The first charge read to Ramnarine and Forbes states that between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017 at the GGB, located at Lot 68 Upper Brickdam, Georgetown, being employed as a clerk or servant, they willfully and with the intent to defraud, falsified a document in possession of the GGB, that is to say, payment advise #80230, purporting to show that Clinton Alphonso, received a payment of $436,409, on January 24, 2017.
The second charge alleged that the women with intent to defraud the GGB conspired with person or persons unknown to forge GGB payment advice #80230, dated between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017.

The third charge stated that the two accused, between January 1, 2017 and February 28, 2017, the duo while being employed as clerks or servants at the GGB, stole $436,409 in monies in the possession and power of the GGB, their employer.
The duo denied all of the charges while their attorney, Nigel Hughes made an application for bail.

Hughes told the court that Ramnarine was charged weeks ago before Magistrate Fabayo Azore for six similar charges and was released on $300,000 bail.
Police Prosecutor Quinn Harris told the court that the duo was arrested following a SOCU investigation at GGB since the women allegedly forged several payment vouchers and stole the money.

Harris noted that a handwriting specialist was called in and the women’s signatures were on the forged vouchers.

After Harris made no objection to bail, Magistrate Latchman released the two women on $450,000 bail each and adjourned the matter until August 27.