A man who claimed he was only doing a friend a favour when he offered to change a cheque, found himself on the wrong side of the law and in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court facing four charges.
Forgery charge
Lawrence Chambers pleaded guilty only to uttering a forged document, but is also charged with attempting to obtain money by false pretence, simple larceny and forgery.
The allegations are that Chambers stole the cheque, valuing over $100,000 from the complainant. He is further accused of endorsing the cheque and then attempting to cash it at a commercial bank.
Friendly favour
Chambers, however, told the court that he was given the cheque by a friend who, reportedly, did not have a bank account or identification. He revealed that he would have been paid $5,000.
He told the court, "I'm guilty for uttering, but I did not know it was a fraud. I wrote my signature on the back. Your honour, I've lived at one place for 29 years. I am a hardworking man. I didn't know it was a fraud."
Chambers was ordered to have his fingerprints taken and was offered bail in the sum of $50,000 with surety.
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