Cubans fined over forged US passports

Andy Anaguer

Five Cuban nationals were on Tuesday each fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to charges that they forged American passports and attempted to use them to leave the country through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Xavier Ferrer, 33, Enrique Lopez, 46, Maikel Hernandez, 35, Andy Anaguer, 33, and Dianh Lautoledo, 25, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown to answer to charges ranging from fraud, conspiracy to commit a felony to overstaying in Guyana.

The court heard that the five men, on December 5th, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, with intent to defraud,