Three Guyanese nationals have been formally charged in a significant fraud case involving GY$4.4 million (approximately US$21,000) allegedly obtained through deceptive practices and document forgery from a local entrepreneur. The accused individuals include Paul Watson, 49, from Old Road, Zeelugt; along with Parbattie “Paro” Sharma and Omar Rudolph, 55, both residents of Independence Street, La Grange. According to police authorities, the purported financial crimes occurred between September 2024 and May 2025, targeting a 43-year-old business owner from La Union Public Road. The defendants appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court, where they faced joint charges of obtaining money by false pretence plus four separate counts of forging official documents. While the accused did not enter pleas during the initial hearing, the court granted each defendant bail set at GY$300,000. The proceedings have been formally adjourned until February 17, 2026, allowing for further investigation and preparation of evidence in this developing financial crime case that has drawn attention to business security practices in the Demerara region.