Court frees accused in attempted National Hardware fraud

From left: Kevin Bacchus and Floyd George

Floyd George, who was accused of conspiring to obtain nearly $3M worth of building equipment from National Hardware using a forged cheque, was yesterday found not guilty of the crime at the conclusion of his trial.

George, of Sophia, was one of two men charged with conspiring to obtain $2,923,287 million worth of building equipment from the store by means of a Republic Bank cheque, knowing it to be forged.

He had denied the charge and faced a trial by Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the