Two men who allegedly went on shopping sprees with forged cheques were yesterday granted bail when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.Augustus Ryan,Cheap Jerseys From China, 21, of Lot 174 Middle Road, La Penitence, and Michael Budhoo, 52,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China, of Lot 106 James Street, Albouystown, heard charges that they on different occasions used forged Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) cheques to purchase a number ofFraud accused Augustus Ryanappliances and some building material.It is alleged that Ryan was slapped with 12 counts of fraud,Cheap Jerseys From China, while Budhoo had one charge against him – a joint charge between himself and Ryan. The men faced charges of forgery, intent to defraud and obtaining by false pretence.The court heard that on October 15 in Georgetown, with the use of a false GBTI cheque purported to be from Horace Williams,Wholesale Jerseys Store, the men reportedly purchased six laptops and three iPads,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, worth in excess of $1,700,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,000.Another charge read that on the same day, Ryan reportedly had two forged US$20 notes.On September 19, it is alleged that the two men went to Global Technology and presented another cheque attempting to purchase an iPad valued at $475,000. Allegations continued that on October 10, the accused obtained zinc sheets worth more than $278,000 from David Investments. On September 20,Cheap Jerseys Online, the accused again purchased from Global Technology 12 iPads costing more than $2.1M. They reportedly paid with a cheque signed by Horace Williams.On that same day, the accused reportedly forged another bank cheque and presented the document to Neesa Foster. The woman was presented a cheque on another occasion.On October 10, September 19 and September 30, the accused presented false cheques to Claudette Smith, which were purportedly signed by Horace Williams. On October 10, another forged cheque was presented by the accused which was again purportedly signed by Horace Williams.According to information received by this publication, Williams is a businessman who operates an engineering firm. It is alleged that the cheques bearing his company name had gone missing.When the accused reportedly went to purchase the items on the last occasion, one of the victims reportedly became suspicious about the document and called in the police. The accused were reportedly set up and caught in a sting operation.One of the victims made an appearance in court and he alleged that the two accused had duped several other business persons. He alleged that the accused fleeced business persons within a two-month period of over $50M and that they “should be put away”.Attorney-at-law Paul Fung-a-Fat represented the accused. He requested bail for the accused before stating that nothing was found with them. The lawyer alleged that no identification parade was held and the men were never pointed out.The prosecution did not object to bail but requested significant amounts for the men’s pre-trial liberty. They requested that the men lodge their travel documents and also report every Friday to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).The court placed Budhoo on $125,000 bail while Ryan was given bail in the sum of $1M for the 12 charges he faces. The accused will return to court on November 29.