Ravindranauth Doodnauth, a taxi driver accused of pawning the car he was entrusted with for work, was faced with two fraud charges yesterday.
Doodnauth, 27, pleaded not guilty to both charges, which were read to him by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.
The first charge alleged that Doodnauth, on January 8th, 2019, at Seaforth Street, Campbellville, being solely entrusted by Samuel Lloyd with a Toyota car, valued $2 million, for work, fraudulently converted it to his own use and benefit.
It was also alleged that on the same date and at the same location, with intent to defraud, Doodnauth obtained $6,000 to purchase an Ambassador Taxi logo from Lloyd.
There were no objections to bail by Prosecutor StephenTelford but he did ask that conditions be attached if Doodnauth were granted his pre-trial liberty as he currently has similar matters pending before another court.
Telford added that the car was found in the possession of the person who Doodnauth had pawned it to and it is now back in the possession of Lloyd.
Doodnauth was subsequently granted his release on $200,000 bail on the conversion charge and self-bail on the second charge, with the condition he report to the Brickdam Police Station every Friday.
The matters were adjourned until March 8th, 2019.
