Lodge Housing Scheme resident Shellon Davis, who allegedly tried to pass off forged United States currency to another woman, yesterday faced three charges in a city court.
It is alleged that Davis, of 245 Lodge Housing Scheme, on June 21, at Georgetown, uttered six forged US$50 bills to Marcia Lowenfield. The accused was also charged with obtaining $60,000 from Lowenfield by falsely pretending that the six US$50 notes she exchanged were genuine. Davis was also charged with having the six forged US$50 notes without lawful authority or excuse.
The court of Magistrate Judy Latchman heard that on the day in question, Davis went to Lowenfield’s establishment to purchase a beer. While in the shop, she asked Lowenfield if she was able to change US$50 and the complainant did so.
It was then that Davis allegedly told Lowenfield that she had US$900 to change. However, Lowenfield was only able to change a portion of the funds and gave Davis $60,000. It was sometime after that Lowenfield discovered that the foreign currency she received from Davis was fake, causing her to make a report to the police.
Magistrate Latchman later granted Davis her release on $300,000 bail and adjourned the matter to July 17.
