Trial began in Grand Court this week for Lyndon Leathan Martin, who has pleaded not guilty to five charges of obtaining property by deception and four charges pertaining to documents.
The alleged offences are based on incidents said to have occurred between January 2005 and May 2006.
In outlining the case for the Prosecution, Crown Counsel John Masters told jurors that Martin obtained money from three different people by falsely representing it would be used to submit an application to the Cayman Islands Immigration Department for permanent residence.
The sums of money were said to be a cheque for $500 from one person, $350 from another person and a total of $825 from someone else.
Two of the document charges allege that Martin made and then gave a false document to the person from whom he had received $350. The document purported to be a fixed term work permit certificate issued by the Cayman Islands Immigration Department.
Two further charges allege that he altered an official government receipt and then gave it to the same man. One of the alterations was said to be the removal of the sum $10 and the substitution of $350. The other alteration was the removal of words and the substitution of ‘permanent residence application’ for that man.
The seven jurors were chosen on Monday afternoon. Mr. Masters gave his opening remarks on Tuesday afternoon and the first witness was scheduled to give evidence on Wednesday morning.
The defendant is represented by Attorney Ben Tonner.
Justice Paulette Williams is presiding. She acts in the absence of Justice Priya Levers, who is on leave.
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