The man was ordered by the court to surrender his passport and report to the police.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A 30-year-old taxi driver in Guyana will return to court on July 16 after he was granted GUY$700,000 bail on charges that he obtained an estimated GUY$29 million by false pretence in two alleged land fraud schemes.
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Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore granted Jomo Campbell bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, pleading not guilty to the two charges of conspiracy to commit a felony.
The prosecution alleges that between April 1 and May 22 this year, Campbell conspired with persons known and unknown to fraudulently obtain GUY$13 million by forging documents related to a parcel of land at Plantation Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The alleged false documents were intended to falsely certify the authorisation to sell the land, resulting in a fraudulent financial transaction.
He is also charged with conspiring to obtain GUY$16 million between February 28 and March 19 this year under similar circumstances for the land also at Plantation Providence, EBD.
His attorney, Yuborn Allicock, said that his client has no prior convictions or pending charges and is a father of one in a common-law relationship.
He said he is also not a flight risk or a danger to society and has cooperated with investigators.
However, the prosecution objected to bail, citing concerns that Campbell may be involved in ongoing investigations of a similar nature.
The prosecutor told the court that Campbell conspired with others to forge legal documents to facilitate the illegal land sales, and warned that such actions cannot be taken lightly.
But, the senior magistrate granted Campbell bail in the sum of GUY$350,000 on each charge, and as part of his bail, he is required to surrender his passport and report every Friday to the Criminal Investigation Department.
