Adrian Sunish of South Sophia was remanded to prison on Friday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly fraudulently converting a gold chain to his own use that was given to him by another man to clean.
The tattoo artist had pleaded guilty to a fraudulent conversion charge when acting chief magistrate Melissa Robertson read it to him.
He admitted that on January 17, at Mahdia, being solely entrusted with a 10 pennyweight gold chain valued $80,000 by Luther Crandon that he might clean and return to him, he fraudulently converted it to his own use and benefit.
Prosecutor Stephen Telford stated that Crandon had given the chain to Sunish in Mahdia to clean since he works with a goldsmith. He said that when Crandon went back for his chain he learnt that Sunish was no longer in the district.
He also noted that Sunish had told the police in a statement that he loaned the chain to a friend.
When several attempts to contact Sunish proved futile Crandon reported the matter to the police station. However, Sunish stated that the chain was left at a friend in Mahdia.
He noted that he was willing to settle the matter by recompensing Crandon with the money for the chain.
He is scheduled to return to court on February 22 with the money to compensate Crandon.