Bartender accused of embezzlement

Former bartender Leon Abrams yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to face charges that he embezzled approximately $30, 000 from his employer.

The 20-year-old was read three separate charges of embezzlement, in which he was purported to have received three separate quantities of cash on July 7 from Sharon Persaud, a customer of the Park View Hotel where Abrams was employed.

In the first charge, the court heard that Abrams allegedly received, on his employer’s behalf, and embezzled $13, 500; in the second charge, $7, 099, out of which he