Twenty-five year old Alex Reid, former office assistant of Christian Workers Union who was convicted of 10 counts of claiming upon a forged document, was fined 25 thousand dollars by Justice Adolph Lucas. Reid was ordered to pay five thousand dollars by tomorrow and the balance in installments of two thousand five hundred dollars every six months. If he defaults on payment he will serve one year imprisonment for each count. Before he decided on the sentence, Justice Lucas heard pleas for mitigation from Reid’s boss, Nigel Matus. Matus said that Reid is hard working and dedicated and asked that he not given a custodial sentence. Reid said that he was sorry for what he did and he asked for another chance. During the months of May and June 2007, Reid cashed 10 forged cheques from the account of Christian Workers Union, which amounted to $6,500. It was alleged that he cashed 40 forged cheques, amounting to $18,000 but his indictment was for 10. bReid was represented by attorney Anthony Sylvestre. Crown Counsel Shanice Lovell, assisted by Crown Counsel Kaysha Grant, represented the prosecution.
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