A Nigerian national who admitted to obtaining over $6 million from a local woman through a scam was jailed on Friday.
Uche Raymond Okoye, also known as Uche Parker, was sentenced by Georgetown Magistrate Annette Singh to one year in jail on each of the charges.
The charges against Okoye stated that on 10 occasions between October 15 and November 16, 2020, he obtained sums totaling $6,287,900 from Surujdai Balkaran, by falsely claiming that he was in possession of a package intended for her.
