An unemployed youth was yesterday sentenced to two years behind bars after he admitted to charges of obtaining money by fraud and escaping from police custody.
It was alleged that Kevin Campbell, 20, with intent to defraud, obtained $150,000 from Vijay Rampersaud by falsely pretending to be employed at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and that he was in a position to deliver a Toyota Primo vehicle to him, on March 7th, at the GRA on Camp Street.
The second charge started that on March 8th, at GRA, Camp Street, with intent to defraud, the accused obtained $300,000 from Nalini Rampersaud by falsely pretending to be employed at GRA and that he was in a position to deliver a Toyota Primo vehicle to her.