Former (AATT) Dayanand Birju has been charged Former Airports Authority GM in custody over ‘false degree’ Former acting general manager at the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) Dayanand Birju has been charged with two counts of fraud. This was confirmed yesterday by Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenn Hackett who said Birju was in police custody. Birju, sources say, was held at his San Fernando home on Friday at around 9.15 p.m. and taken to Fraud Squad headquarters at Richmond Street, Port of Spain. He is expected to appear before a Port of Spain magistrate tomorrow charged with obtaining money by false pretences and uttering a false document. Last September, the Sunday Express through a series of exclusive stories claimed that Birju had submitted a bogus degree certificate which stated he had a BSc in computer science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in the United States. The certificate stated he was awarded the degree in computer science on May 28, 1988. This formed part of his curriculum vitae submitted to the AATT to obtain the managerial position he held. Sources said the former AATT board led by Trevor Benjamin and line minister Stephen Cadiz did not lodge an official police report. Several letters were written to the board by its legal department last September alleging offences had been committed and the police ought to be contacted, sources said. Sources told the Sunday Express that Hackett initiated an investigation and mandated detectives attached to the Fraud Squad to probe the matter. Hackett supervised the investigation which was led by Snr Supt Edwards. The detectives throughout their investigation visited AATT senior personnel and requested certain documentation. Read More via Trinidad Express trinidadexpress/news/BIRJU-CHARGED-258782281.html
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 01:52:05 +0000
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