A Lusignan man yesterday found himself in a city court charged with obtaining over $23 million from another man by pretending he was in a position to build a shed for him.
The charge against Mohamed Feroze Ali, of Lot 53 Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, stated that between March 1 and March 31, 2013, he obtained $23,496,800 from Ashraf Ali by pretending he was in a position to construct a shed, knowing the claim to be false.
No further details about the charge were presented to the court.
Ali pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court 1.
His attorney, Mark Waldron made an application for bail to be granted. Waldron also indicated to the court that the matter was before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), where Ali was placed on station bail.
Prosecutor Bharat Mangru had no injections to bail, which was set at $150,000
The matter was adjourned to April 24.
