A man who previously had to repay persons for defrauding them was again charged with fraud and has been sentenced to two years behind bars.
Neil Benjamin, 67, of Section ‘C’ Enterprise was yesterday sentenced by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts. The charge against him states that between June 6, 2020 and December 30, 2020, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he obtained from Odessa Bob, $1,168,000, by falsely pretending to her that he was in the position to obtain two homes and land from the Ministry of Housing for her, knowing same to be false.
It was also alleged that between December 19, 2020 and January 8, 2020, at Carmichael Street, Georgetown, with intent to defraud, he obtained $360,000 from Vanessa James by falsely pretending he was in a position to purchase and deliver a motorcar to her, knowing same to be false.
