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A mechanic who promised an elderly business owner to sell three of his vehicles, on his behalf for BD26,000, is on trial for allegedly falsifying signatures on the sales form and pocketing the money.
The 30-year-old man was previously convicted on the same charges in a similar forgery case and is being tried as an ex-convict, which means he will be judged with more scrutiny compared to other cases.
Court documents state that a 70-year-old business owner handed the defendant two Jeep Cherokee and one Cadillac Escalade to sell them, but never received the amount for which they were sold.
However, the defendant’s lawyer claimed that a settlement was reached between the accused and the car owner, and that he would present the documents to the High Criminal Court.
“I’ve known the defendant for 10 years, he works in document clearance for car sales, and I’ve used his services for a long time,” the owner of the vehicles earlier testified.
“I give him cars, and he sells them. This time around, he told me he sold the cars to another company, but he kept delaying the transfer of money.
“We reached out to the General Directorate of Traffic, and it appeared that he did not send the vehicles to a company.
“He also signed vehicle ownership transfer forms on my behalf, without my knowledge.”
Another witness, to whom a black Jeep Cherokee was sold, testified that he paid BD6,500 for the car.
The defendant has been charged with collaborating with a well-meaning public employee to complete a transaction based on a falsehood. He has also been accused of using a falsified document while knowing that it is illegitimate.
He was earlier convicted in a similar case, in which he was entrusted with a valuable item but reportedly breached the other party’s trust.
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