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…$$$M more unaccounted for on chopping blockSeveral million dollars that were paid to the court but which were unaccounted for or disappeared over a five-year period have been written off.The monies were paid for the Bastardy Account (Child Support). The matter was investigated and persons placed before the court. Some have been dismissed and the unaccounted monies written off.This information was made available recently to the Public Accounts Committee by the Acting Registrar,Chris Kunitz Adidas Jersey, Bibi Ally,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, when she was summoned to explain irregularities first highlighted in the Auditor General’s report and recurred on more than one occasion.Several more cases involving a similar situation are still being investigated but according to sources this may also be dismissed thus having even more millions being written bringing the total amount lost to $22.6M.In the East Demerara Courts the nature of the irregularities include the tampering of receipts and CCBS Cheques were written for higher amounts from the Maintenance and Bastardy accounts.In the West Demerara Courts the irregularities involved sums paid for affiliation and converted to personal use by an officer; misappropriation of funds; receipts were altered to show higher amounts resulting in overpayments to bailers/defendants and records were adjusted to reflect different amounts among others.At the Providence Magistrate’s Court there were alternations in amounts shown on case dockets and receipt issued to defendants.In the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court there was tampering of receipts and short banking as well as the fact that there was the tampering of receipts to show lesser amounts collected.In Berbice,Brandon Brooks Eagles Jersey, there were fraudulent transactions as well as the short banking of monies received. |
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