Pump attendant accused of stealing $2M fuel, embezzlement

A pump attendant was placed on $250,000 bail yesterday after she denied stealing over two million dollars’ worth of fuel and embezzling $48,000 from her employer.

Bibi Hamza, 22, of 379 Parika, West Coast Demerara, pleaded not guilty to both charges when they were read to her by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts complex. It is alleged that Hamza, between December 25, 2013 and January 8, 2014, stole 6,533 litres of diesel, valued at $1.7M and 3,432 litres of gasoline worth $1.002M. She was also accused of