The Tribune

By FARRAH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

A MAN who cashed several cheques that he illegally obtained from his former employer was yesterday ordered to pay back the stolen money.

Khiry Daxon, 28, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes accused of defrauding Marvin’s Safe and Reliable LP Gas Service of $3,830 between July and August of this year.

The prosecution said Daxon possessed and uttered five forged Royal Bank of Canada and Scotiabank cheques in the company’s name in the amounts of $775; $625; $1,010; $700; and $720.

He pleaded guilty to five counts each of possession of a forged document, uttering a forged document and fraud by false pretences.

The court was that told Marvin Bethel said some of his former employees had forged several cheques in his business’ name. He told officers that he had received some of the cheques back and turned them over to the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit for further investigation.

He then provided a statement and requested police action. Inquiries into the matter led to Daxon’s arrest.

In an interview with police at a nearby station, Daxon denied the allegations.

The prosecution said that when officers made further checks, they discovered the accused had used his ID to cash the fraudulent cheques. He was subsequently cautioned and charged.

During the arraignment, Daxon was represented by attorney Ian Cargill. He told the magistrate that his client worked as a gas technician and was the father of a young child. He insisted his client pleaded guilty because he didn’t want to waste the court’s time and insisted he was remorseful for his actions.

As a result, Magistrate Forbes ordered Daxon to reimburse Mr Bethel the $3,830 he defrauded by December 11. He also fined him $1,000 or six months in prison for committing the acts.