Dexter Thompson, the La Parfaite Harmonie man who was brought before the courts in May to face fraud charges surrounding counterfeit US currency was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with a similar offence in a city court.
Thompson appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court One and denied the charge after it was read to him.
The charge alleged that on January 26th, 2019, at Second Street, Alberttown, with intent to defraud, Thompson uttered to Marie Sampson US$650, knowing same to be counterfeit.
According to Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield, the two parties are not known to each other and Sampson is the owner of a flower shop. Mansfield said that on the date mentioned, Thompson went to the shop and bought a bouquet of flowers, which he paid for with US$50. He subsequently asked her to change US$600, which she did. Mansfield said Sampson later found out that the money was forged and she reported the matter to the police. The prosecutor objected to bail saying that Thompson still has pending matters in the court. Thompson was remanded to prison and the matter was adjourned until January 17th, 2020.
In May, Thompson faced a similar charge with others. The charge relating to Thompson stated that on January 23rd at Quail’s Optical, Thomas Street, he uttered to Clement Cumberbatch, US$1,800, knowing same to be forged.
The final charge stated that on May 14th at East Street, he uttered to Rooklin Del Toro, US$2,500, knowing same to be forged.
