A woman who is accused of soliciting a sum of money after falsely promising a man that she could obtain a plot of land for him was on Monday admitted to bail in the sum of $250,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
The allegation against Oma Chaitram is that between November 4, 2009 and March 4, 2010 she obtained from Clarence De Brayer $430,000 by falsely pretending that she was in a position to purchase a plot of land located at La Bonne Intention.
The woman was not required to plead to the indictable charge of obtaining money by false pretence when it was read to her by the acting chief magistrate.
In giving the facts of the case, prosecutor Stephen Telford told the court that the virtual complainant who is a businessman had been told by the accused who was a former legal secretary that she would have the transport for the land processed after receiving the sum mentioned in the charge.
Failing to honour her end of the arrangement, Telford said that a police report was made which later led to the woman’s arrest.
The prosecutor who said that the woman had lodged the money in question at the Criminal Investigation Department had no objection to her being granted bail but requested that it be in a substantial amount.
The prosecutor excused the absence of the complainant from court whom he said is overseas.
Chaitram who resides at 37 Leonora, West Coast Demerara was later granted her pretrial liberty in the sum of $250,000. She was ordered to return to court on January 31.
