A Festival City businessman who is facing multiple charges for allegedly obtaining money from persons by promising to import heavy-duty equipment for them has been remanded over more charges.
Micah Sonaram, of Lot 2273 Flying Fish Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to each of the charges. It is alleged that on November 3, 2020, at North Road, Georgetown, while being solely entrusted by Yohance Smith with $1 million in order that he may purchase a Bobcat (skid steer), he fraudulently converted the amount for his own use and benefit. It is also alleged that on November 13, 2020, at North Road, Georgetown, while being solely entrusted by Yohance Smith with $35,000, in order that he may purchase an electronically-controlled joy stick, he fraudulently converted the amount for his own use and benefit. It is also alleged that on November 20, 2020, at North Road, Georgetown, while being solely entrusted by Yohance Smith with $1 million in order that he may purchase a 210 series excavator, he fraudulently converted the amount for his own use and benefit.
Sonaram was remanded until July 28 after the police prosecutor told the court that the man has multiple charges of a similar nature against him in other courts.
Earlier this year, Sonaram was before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus who granted him $300,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges, which stated that between October 24, 2020, and January 21, 2021, at Georgetown, he received $3,744,000, from Clive Jordan to purchase and deliver an excavator, a Honda ATV and excavator parts, but failed to do so and instead converted the money to his own use and benefit. It is also alleged that between November 3, 2020, and January 12, 2021, at Georgetown, he received $7,700,000 from June Ann Daniels to purchase and deliver an excavator but instead failed to do so and converted the money to his own use and benefit.
And in 2017, Sonaram was brought before a city court and granted bail after being read three fraud charges, after he allegedly obtained a total of $5,825,000 from his friends through false pretense. The first charge alleged that Sonaram, between October 1, 2017 and October 31, 2017, at Georgetown, fraudulently obtained $5,500,000 from two minors by falsely pretending that he was in a position to import a motor pickup vehicle, knowing same to be false. It is unclear what the outcomes of those proceedings were. However, according to the police prosecutor, Sonaram has pending matters before Courts Three, Six, and Eleven.
