By
Stabroek
staff |
Saturday,
September 27, 2008
Two
Two women and a boy
who allegedly forged
three United States of
America visas were
each granted $95,000
bail when they
appeared at the
Georgetown
Magistrate’s Court
yesterday.
Gomattie Kissoon, 24,
of
188 De Willem Area G,
West Coast Demerara,
Kalawattie Devi
Dusramas, 37, of
Edinburgh, East Bank
Berbice and their
16-year-old relative
pleaded not guilty to
separate charges of
conspiracy to commit a
felony.
It
is alleged that
between September 11
and 24 the 16-year-old
with intent to defraud
conspired with a
person or persons
unknown to forge one
US Visa
#20082188230082 in a
Republic of Guyana
Passport #1094566 in
favour of himself.
Further, it is alleged
that between September
12 and 24 Devi
Dusramas and Kissoon
both with intent to
defraud conspired with
a person or persons
unknown to forge US
Visa #20081871920076
in separate Republic
of Guyana Passports in
favour of themselves.
Attorney-at-law
Vic Puran represented
the trio. According to
him, the three “did
not set out to commit
an offence but were
duped” by a man who
took them within the
vicinity of the US
Embassy and told them
that he was going
inside to conduct
transactions. Puran
explained that the man
then had the three
individually uplift
their US visas from
him which they thought
were authentic.
The
attorney asked the
court to take note of
the high quality of
the forged visas. He
pointed out to them
that the visas got
past the airline,
immigration officers
and other airport
officials who were all
fooled. It was only
when his clients
reached Trinidad,
Puran said, that it
was discovered that
the passports held
fake US visas.
The
prosecution did not
object to Puran’s
application for bail
and his clients were
subsequently granted
bail in the sum of
$95,000 each.
The matter continues
on November 10.
