Fraudster gets five years

Magistrate Kayodeh Olajubutu of the Banjul Magistrates Court, last Thursday, sentenced, one Yahya Taban to a fine of D226,000, in default to serve 5 years imprisonment. The sentence was handed down after the accused pleaded guilty to charges of issuing a D206,000 false cheque and obtaining money by false pretence .

Magistrate Kayode sentenced the accused on count to a fine of  D10,000, in default to serve one year in jail.  On count two, he was fined D10,000, in default to serve two years in jail. He was also ordered to repay the amount of 4 million CFA  obtained from Seedy Jewadi by false pretence before January 27, 2008, or serve an additional two years of imprisonment.

According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on November 27, 2007, issued a false ICB cheque of D206,000 to Seedy Jewadi, the complainant. The charge sheet also revealed that the accused further obtained 4 million CFA, which is  equivalent to D206,000,  by pretending that he was going to change the money for his boss from Dalasis to CFA but used the money for his personnal interests.