A young man who used a counterfeit US$100 note was yesterday released on bail after telling a city court that he did not know the currency had been forged.
Although Joshua Adams, 21, had pleaded guilty to the charges of possession of a counterfeit note and uttering the forged note, Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry recorded a not guilty plea after he explained that the money was given to him by his uncle and he did not know that the note was counterfeit.
The allegation against Adams, a labourer, is that on September 5, at Georgetown, he had in his possession a forged US$100 currency note, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. Additionally, on the same day, he is alleged to have uttered the forged note to Mariska Adams.
After a not guilty plea was recorded for him, Adams was released on $25,000 bail on each charge and a probation report was ordered by the magistrate.
The case will be called again on September 26.
