A businessman is being accused of stealing over US$800 from the accounts of two Republic Bank customers.
Kirk Adrian Clark, 40, of 107, Second Street Alberttown, was yesterday released on $50,000 bail after he denied two larceny charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It is alleged that between March 22nd, 2012, and Friday June 2nd, 2012, in Georgetown Clark stole US$400, equivalent to G$82,800, from Gregory Fraser’s Republic Bank account.
Additionally, it is alleged that between March 14th, 2013 and June 25th, 2013, Clark stole US$402.78, equivalent to G$83,960.84, from Sharon Fraser’s Republic Bank account.
The court heard that the matter was reported about two years ago and the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), from where advice was only received recently.
Attorney Adrian Thompson represented Clark, who is involved in a sales and importation business and also does television and video production. He said Clark was involved in a business arraignment with the Frasers, whom he supplies with products. The attorney further contended that his client attempted to contact them but they were unavailable. Thompson also said that the complainants owe money to Clark and he said this could be confirmed by statements taken by the police. Nonetheless, he suggested the matter would be resolved.
Thompson pleaded with the magistrate to grant his client a bail release at a reasonable sum, while saying that the man has an unblemished record and does not pose a flight risk. The charge, he added, has nothing to do with fraud or theft. There was no objection to bail by the prosecution, which Magistrate Ann McLennan set at $25,000 on each charge.
The matter was transferred on Court 5 and was adjourned to February 4.
