An electrician, who was accused of stealing over $1 million from his employer, was yesterday remanded to prison after a city court heard of his recent conviction on a similar charge and his failure to attend one of his trials.
Dhanraj Raghubir, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charge, which alleged that between May, 2018 and July, 2018, at Cummingsburg, being employed by Kumar Chitram, he stole $1,570,314.
The charge was read by Magistrate Leron Daly.
Prosecutor Sanj Singh objected to bail, while stating that Raghubir is a flight risk and if he is released back into society he may continue to commit such crimes as he was previously charged with 14 counts of fraudulent misdemeanour.
Singh added that Raghubir refused to return to court to attend one of his trials and that one of his convictions in 2018 had resulted in him compensating the virtual complainant.
Magistrate Daly remanded Raghubir to prison, while noting that her reasons included the facts that he was recently charged with similar offences, including once which led to his conviction in 2018, and his failure to show up for a trial. The matter was adjourned until April 12th, 2019.
