a 48-year-old East Coast Demerara businessman was on Thursday slapped with four charges, including fraudulent conversion and forgery when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown Magistrates Courts.
Gopaul Tiwarie, of 89 Success Old Road, East Coast Demerara, and proprietor of Speedy’s Enterprise, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
It is alleged that Tiwarie, on May 28, 2015, being entrusted with $10 million by Ghardarie Sewnarine, to pay to the Deeds Registry, Georgetown, fraudulently converted same into his own use.
The second charge stated that on May 28, 2015, with intent to defraud, the businessman presented a transport to Ghardarie Sewnarine to show it was issued by the Deeds Registry, knowing same to be forged. It is also alleged that the defendant, between April 1, 2015 and May 25, 2015, conspired with persons known and unknown to him, to forge the transport to show it was issued by the Deeds Registry.
The businessman was also slapped with two other counts of unlawfully and maliciously discharging a loaded firearm at Detective Constables Annai and Deonarine, with intent to resist lawful apprehension.
This incident occurred on May 9, 2016 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara
In his bail application, Tiwarie’s Attorney, Bernard Da Silva told the Court that the gun charges were mere allegations against his client, since he was immediately apprehended and dusted for gunpowder residue which was not found.
He also stated that no weapon was found on his client or in his car.
As it relates to the forgery charges, the Attorney argued that given their nature they would demand extensive work and investigation, which will in turn create unnecessary delays.
The Attorney requested reasonable bail for his client who he said usually took care of his sick brother who was diagnosed with cancer.
Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunte did not object to bail, but requested that the defendant surrender his passport and report weekly to the fraud squad at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters.
Hunte also told the Court he was seeking further legal advice on the charges.
Tiwarie was granted $500,000 bail for both of the gun charges, and was ordered to lodge his passport at the Court, and report weekly to the fraud department of the CID headquarters.
He will return to Court on May 31, for statements.
Tiwarie have similar matters pending in the courts.
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