Passing a forged $100 noted cost an East End man $300 in fines and a suspended sentence.
In Summary Court last week, Heven Stanford Rankine, 27, pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document and obtaining property by deception on 28 September.
Crown Counsel Gail Johnson said the matter was reported by the owner of a convenience store in East End.
The store clerk had taken the $100 note from Rankine, whom she knew. He bought drinks with a total value of $6.25.
The clerk was suspicious because of the note’s faded appearance. Rankine told her he had received it from a man for whom he had done some work.
She later brought the matter to the attention of her supervisor. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority subsequently confirmed that the note was counterfeit.
Magistrate Grace Donalds was advised that the defendant had no previous convictions for any similar offence.
She imposed a sentence of six months imprisonment for each offence, suspended for two years. She also fined Rankine $150 for each offence.
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