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Apr 03, 2013 News
The female police officer mixed up in the recently uncovered firearm licence fraud, confessed to a related crime when she made her appearance before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
A tearful Edon Greene, 44, accepted the facts of the charge which stated that between July 28, 2012 and September 27, 2012, she attempted to defeat the course of justice by destroying the two firearm licence books which were part of an investigation, and were to be audited and certified to determine their accuracy.
In reply to the charge, a visibly remorseful Greene begged for the court’s understanding and sympathy as she apologised for “embarrassing the Guyana Police Force and her family.”
Police reports stated that following the disclosure of financial irregularities at the Brickdam Police Station Registry, Greene was placed under open arrest, while the Force solicited help from licenced firearm holders who made purchases during August and December 2012. The female Lance Corporal was suspected to have been involved in the disappearance of a quantity of cash from the Registry during the aforementioned period. The money represented the proceeds from the sale of firearm licences.
The reports revealed that Greene was previously transferred from the Finance Office where she and others were implicated in another massive fraud, for which no one has been prosecuted.
Instead, the rank was recently promoted at the last police promotions announced on January 1.
The licences were entrusted to Greene for her to issue eligible applicants on behalf of the state. However, she sold it to individuals and companies during the period mentioned in the charge and used the proceeds for her personal benefit.
According to facts read by Prosecutor Vishnu Hunte, Greene was attached to the firearm section of the A Division Registry. Several checks revealed that two of the licence books were not accounted for. An investigation was conducted and Greene confessed to burning evidence of issuing illegal firearm licences. She was then arrested and charged for the offence in question.
As a result, Greene was automatically relieved of her duties as an officer of the Guyana Police Force.
After her stirring apology before Magistrate Latchman, Greene was instructed to pay a fine of $160,000 or serve an alternative 24 months imprisonment.
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