NASSAU- A businessman claims he was paid with a fraudulent Bahamas Mortgage Corporation cheque.
An employee at the Bank of The Bahamas called police when Tyrone Wilson, 35, of Honeycombe Street, presented the $73,500 cheque made payable to his company Affordable Trucking on May 4 and made inquiries about its validity.
There were other details about the cheque that caused the bank worker to believe the cheque was forged, the court heard.
Wilson was still at the bank when the officers from the Financial Crimes Unit arrived.
He claimed that he had received the cheque as payment for a job.
Wilson pleaded guilty to possession of a forged document at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.
Wilson, who has a prior conviction for fraud, was fined $7,000 or one year in prison.
He had to pay half of the fine immediately and the remainder is due by June 7.
Additionally, the magistrate placed Wilson on probation for 18 months. Should he violate the terms of his probation by getting into any more legal trouble, Wilson will jailed for 12 months.
