Mayelin Cordova, a 41-year-old businesswoman of Byderabo Road, Bartica, was today sentenced to four years imprisonment for trafficking a Venezuelan national for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Cardova, a Venezuelan national, appeared today before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was ordered by the Court to pay $1.5m in restitution to the victim, a release from the police said.
During the trial, Cordova was represented by attorney-at-law Gomes-Richards while V. Mangalram appeared on behalf of the prosecution.
Cordova has a previous conviction having been charged by the Guyana Police Force’s Trafficking in Persons Unit and found guilty, and sentenced to six months imprisonment for ‘Operating a Brothel’.
