A 53-year-old man was granted $80,000 bail when he appeared before a Master of the High Court charged with Fraud.

Ernest Todd of Dow Village, California was charged with Uttering a Forged Document and Obtaining $40,000 by False Pretences.

His matter has since been postponed to September 19th 2024.

The man told police that he was the occupier of two acres of agricultural land from Caroni (1975) Limited for the past 20 years, and was interested in getting the title moved to his name.

He met a man who allegedly informed him that he knew someone who was in a position to secure the necessary documentation.

The man allegedly produced a certificate dated January 2000, in the name of the victim and which bore certain reference numbers and a signature purporting to be that of an official at Caroni (1975) Limited.

The victim paid the man $40,000, but later discovered that the document was fraudulent.