Tyrone St Elmo Holford has thrown in the towel and confessed to fraud charges related to a cheque he stole from the Deputy Prime Minister’s constituency office nearly two years ago.

When the matter was called in the No. 5A Supreme Court on Friday, Holford, 60, of no fixed address, told the court that he wanted assistance in obtaining an attorney for his matter.

However, Justice Christopher Birch informed him that he was not eligible for Legal Aid due to the nature of the offences.

When he was arraigned moments later, Holford pleaded guilty that with intent to defraud, he uttered a forged bill of exchange to RBC Royal Bank purporting to be a RBC cheque payable to S. Bradshaw for $7 500 purporting to be signed on behalf of Errol Clarke Associates Limited by Tyrone Holdford, knowing the same to be forged on December 20, 2023. On the same day, he also attempted to obtain the $7 500 from the bank.

State Counsel Eleazar Williams accepted the plea on behalf of the State.

Holford then informed Justice Birch that he was waiving the requirement for a pre-sentence report from the Probation Department.

“I wish to waive the probation report, I don’t have any friends, and the people I had just wanted to use me,” the convicted man stated.

“Do you understand what this means?” Justice Birch asked.

“Yes, sir,” Holford replied, saying he had reached the decision of his own free will.

The matter was adjourned until October 24 for facts to be read in and for sentencing.