St Lucy man on fraud charges

A retiree is now on bail after being hauled before the law courts on several counts of fraud.

Godfrey Winston Hinds, 70, of Free Hill, St Lucy could not plead to the indictable charges when he appeared before Magistrate Manila Renee.

There were no objections to bail from Station Sergeant Vernon Waithe and he was granted $5 000 bail with one surety.

He will make his next court appearance before the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on October 3.

Hinds is charged that he with intent to defraud, forged several endorsements on RBC Royal Bank (Barbados) Limited cheques.

The endorsement reportedly stated “Please pay to Godfrey W. Hinds for E E Hinds and M N Hinds” purporting to be from Marsha Hinds and Eulese Hinds.

He allegedly made the endorsement on a cheque for $152. 25 drawn from the account of Cable and Wireless between February 28 and March 7, 2011. Another was made between July 15 and 19, 2011 for $259.88; on January 31, 2012 for $129.50; between July 6 and July 11, 2012 for $259.88; between January 31 and February 6, 2013  for $129.50; and between January 31 and February 11, 2011 for $129.50

The same offences were allegedly committed by Hinds, this time the amount of $14 .22 was drawn from the account of Light and Power Holdings Limited between December 9 and December 17, 2013 as well as between June 13 and 19, 2014 for $15.32.

It is further alleged that between March 13 and 23, 2015 similar endorsements were made and drawn on the account of Emera Caribbean for $17.50; on June 17, 2015 for $17.50 and between September 15 and 23, 2015 for $17.50.