Man charged over alleged Accountant Generalโ€™s fraud

One of the ten persons, for whom bulletins were issued by the police in relation to alleged fraud committed at the Accountant Generalโ€™s Department, was today remanded after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.

It is alleged that Lawrence Dundas, 51, between March 22, 2010 and October 8, 2010, being entrusted in the Public Service of Guyana as a supervisor and being entrusted by the virtue of his employer with receipt, mainly pension funds, belonging to retired teacher, Mariam Agatha Patterson, embezzled a cheque valued in excess of 1.6M by fraudulently disposing of it for other use than public service.

Dundas was refused bail and his matter will be called again on May 6 for report.