A real estate businessman was yesterday charged with forging a now-deceased man’s signature.
Marlus Hendricks, 42, of Lot 2948 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was charged with fraud and placed on bail. He appear-ed at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan who read the charge. It states that on July 17, 2019, at George-town, with intend to defraud, he forged a certain document to make an agreement purporting to be signed by Antoine Charles, knowing same to be forged.
Hendricks denied the charge. He was represented by attorney-at-law Clevon Humphrey, who informed the court that the matter was in the High Court and that two government analysts had evaluated the document and pronounced that the signature on the agreement was authentic. He added that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is aware of the analysts’ reports and suggested that the prosecution write the DPP asking that the charge be reconsidered.
The police prosecutor said that according to the facts in the matter, on the day in question, an agreement was made for Charles’ property to be sold and a payment of $50,000,000 in cash was then made. However, the deceased man’s son met with Hendricks after the man passed, on July 2, 2020. During the meeting the son was given a letter with the agreement attach-ed to it and he noticed that the signature on the document appeared to be forged.
Hendricks was placed on $30,000 bail. The matter was transferred to Courts 8 & 9 and adjourn-ed until February 16.
