A Colombian national was yesterday sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail after he admitted to stealing almost $3M from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) through the use of a series of fake ATM cards.
Freddy Vargas, 42, who identified himself as a former Major in the Colombian army, changed his pleas and admitted his guilt on 23 counts of simple larceny when he appeared before three different courts in Georgetown.
Vargas was before Magistrate Ann McLennan for nine charges of simple larceny, he was before Magistrate Annette Singh