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The trial of the two persons implicated in the $80 million housing scam will commence on November 19,Eduardo Herrera Mexico Jersey, 2012. The case was called up before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Friday,Customized Uruguay Jersey, but was transferred to another court where it is scheduled for trial.Danica Griffith, of Seaforth Street,Rafael Marquez Mexico Jersey, Campbellville,Luis Suarez Uruguay Jersey, Georgetown and Balkaran Lillie,Felipe Gutierrez Chile Jersey, of 26 North East Grove,Mauricio Pinilla Chile Jersey, East Bank Demerara,Blank Mexico Jersey, are accused of conducting a multi-million-dollar housing scam. The plot saw several persons being tricked into paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire house lots.The police have alleged that the two accused had set up a system where they collected money from house applicants under the pretext that they were in a position to acquire lands for those applicants.They are accused of tricking persons into believing that they had connections with staffers of the Ministry of Housing who would facilitate them in acquiring the house lots.Although the duo is likely to face 18 more fraud charges in relation to the matter, thus far Griffith and Lillie have only been accused of three counts of obtaining money by false pretense. Police have not yet arrested the mastermind of the crime for whom a warrant had been issued.At their initial hearing,Emir Kujovic Sweden Jersey, the 19 year-old clothes vendor and the 25-year-old laboratory technician were not required to plead to the charges. However when given the opportunity to plead on Friday, both denied the allegations.The allegation is that the two accused obtained from Latchmie Manbodh the sum of $380,000; from Benna Stanislaus the sum of $660,000; and from Ramkumar Rajban the sum of $250,Kerim Mrabti Sweden Jersey,000 for house lots. Griffith who is represented by Attorney at Law Rexford Jackson is out on bail but Lillie remains incarcerated since he could not afford the bail which was set at over $1.7 million.The latter is being represented by Attorney At law Paul Fung-a-Fat who indicated that his client needs a reduction in bail because he has been imprisoned for more than ten weeks. The Magistrate did not grant the reduction thus Lillie remains behind bars. |
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