Parfait Harmonie man remanded after another counterfeit currency charge

Dexter Thompson

Dexter Thompson, the La Parfaite Harmonie man who was brought before the courts in May to face fraud charges surrounding counterfeit US currency was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with a similar offence in a city court.

Thompson appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court One and denied the charge after it was read to him.

The charge alleged that on January 26th, 2019, at Second Street, Alberttown, with intent to defraud, Thompson uttered to Marie Sampson US$650, knowing same to be counterfeit.