Man Admits Multiple Counts Of Cheque Fraud
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Apr 3], Joeshon Russell, 38 pleaded guilty to a total of seventeen charges involving cheque fraud. The total amount that Russell pleaded guilty to either obtaining or attempting to obtain was around $1,900.
In the first case against him, Russell pleaded guilty to thirteen charges including stealing a Bank of Butterfield chequebook from the St John’s Pre-School on Marsh Folly Road, Pembroke and then fraudulently using cheques to obtain cash.
In using these cheques, Russell had made a cheque out to himself, and had also used his passport as ID. Russell had obtained around $1,270 from these actions. These charges stem from actions taken by Russell between a date unknown in March 2014 and 30th March.
The second case involved a single HSBC cheque stolen from a chequebook stolen from inside the house of a woman for whom Russell had once done some work at her house. Russell obtained around $640 as a result of this action. These charges stem from actions taken between a date unknown and 30th March 2014.
Russell’s lawyer, accepting that Russell was currently on probation for previous offences, asked that pre-sentencing SIR and BARC reports be prepared for Mr Russell.
However Senior Magistrate Archie Warner lifted and showed a sheaf of papers and said that he was reluctant to order an SIR because Russell had a long criminal record of similar offences. The Senior Magistrate also advised that he was minded to send Russell to the Supreme Court for sentencing.
The matter was adjourned for sentencing on 17th April. Russell will be kept in custody until then.
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some ppl never grow up and he is one of them.
A LONG history of criminal offenses. So sad.
In addition to whatever sentence the courts dish out, he ought to be required to perform community service work including at the nursery school where he stole money from.
I’ve been victimized by this thief. Nothing short of a miracle can stop this habitual thief. I don’t want him in my sights. When I see him I lock down quick