A 12- member jury on Thursday found Hemraj Singh Pahalad, of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, guilty of embezzlement and larceny involving millions of dollars in cash and items. The court heard that between February 12 and 16, 2013, Hemraj Singh Pahalad, who was a clerk or servant to Ramdial Ramoutar and from Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, fraudulently embezzled three million five hundred twenty- nine thousand seven hundred fifty dollars in cash, which he took possession of from Sahidrul Satar for, or in the name of, or on the account of his employer, Ramdial Ramoutar. Additionally, between February 13 and 16, 2013, Pahalad is accused of fraudulently embezzling three million seven hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars in cash from Karamdeo Mangru for, or in the name of, or on the account of, Ramdial Ramoutar. Also, between February 2 and 16, 2013, in Berbice, Pahalad, while serving as a clerk or servant to Ramdial Ramoutar, stole 200 bags of Thunderbolt 100- lb flour, 515 bags of 2kg flour, 311 bags of 1kg flour, 3 bags of high- fiber flour, and 22 bags of self- rising flour, valued at a total of $ 10, 127, 10,127,995.00, in the possession or control of his employer.Hemraj, who appeared in the Berbice High Court before Justice Deborah Kumar- Chetty, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which led to a trial.After the trial, with five witnesses testifying, Hemraj was found not guilty of the first count of embezzlement. However, he was found guilty of the second count and also guilty of the larceny charge.With Hemraj being found guilty of the two offenses, his bail was revoked, and he was remanded to prison.Before the sentencing hearing scheduled for April 30, the judge ordered that several documents, including a probation report, a victim impact statement, and a list of aggravating and mitigating factors, be prAttorney-at-Law Marisa Edwards represents the state, and the defense lawyer is Charlyn Artiga.
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