Van West-Charles charged, released on bail over false invoice to GEA

Georgetown: Former Guyana Water Inc head Dr. Richard Van West Charles, a director of Atlantic Fuels Inc., was Monday morning released on $100,000 bail after being charged with furnishing a false or misleading invoice to the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA).

Dr. Richard Van West Charles

Van West Charles, 72, who resides at Lot 301 Meadowbrook Gardens, was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in a Georgetown court, where he denied the charge.

The particulars of the charge state that on November 13, 2020, AFI submitted invoice #100 to the GEA regarding a shipment of diesel, claimed to have been purchased from Global Oil NV, knowing same to be false or misleading.

After being granted bail, Van West-Charles was told to return to court on August 16.