Man with several fraud charges back in court

A 34-year-old man with a history of fraud related charges appeared yesterday before a Port-of-Spain magistrate to answer yet another fraud charge. Appearing before Magistrate Ejenny Espinot in the Port-of- Spain First Magistrate’s Court was Balram Supersad of Dinsley Main Road, Tacarigua. The charges read that Supersad attempted to defraud the Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago of $252,000 under the name of Bhojhraj Mahabir between November 17 2004 and December 21, 2004.

The court heard that $49,000 was withdrawn on November 17, $49,500 on November 18, $50,000 on November 23 and 29 and another $50,000 on December 21. Supersad was charged for the offence on January 5, 2004 by PC Charles of the Fraud Squad under the supervision of Fraud Squad head, Glenroy Woodley. All charges were laid indictably. The matter was  transferred to the Arima Magistrates’ Court. Supersad was also before Magistrate Espinet jointly charged with former RBTT employee Dane Lewis of St Augustine, for defrauding the bank’s Independence Square branch of almost $500,000. That matter is currently ongoing.