Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 0:11 by Writer
A former policeman was on Monday slapped with four offences related to his attempt to withdraw GY$35 million from someone else’s account at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) Diamond Branch, police said.
Police accused Mr James of forgery and demanding money through fraudulent means on September 25, 2025 at about 12:15 p.m.
Investigators said he entered the GBTI Diamond branch and presented himself to a teller with a national identification card in the name of Shameer Ali bearing his photograph, Guyana Driver’s Licence in the name of Shameer Ali bearing his photograph and both bearing the information of date of birth 28th August, 1989 along with a GBTI withdrawal slip in the name of Shameer Ali for GY$35 million.
According to investigators, the teller passed the documents to her supervisor, who discovered that the date of birth of Shameer Ali in the bank’s database is different from that on the identification card and driver’s licence presented, and the photograph differs.
James was arrested and charged with two counts of uttering a forged document, one count of uttering a forged document, and one count of demanding money upon a forged instrument.
