SABRINA MANICK
A New Grant woman who received bail for sick leave fraud will appear virtually before the Port of Spain Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Kimberly Joseph Richards, 35, was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 by JP Balkaran after she was charged with seven counts of Uttering a Forged Document.
Last Friday, she was arrested and charged.
Richards was a temporary clerk attached to the Office of the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister office.
According to a media release by the TTPS, from April 11, 2022 to June 6 2022, Richards presented seven medical certificates in support of her application for sick leave. Upon verification, the certificates were discovered to be forged.
In October 2022, it was reported to the fraud squad and an investigation was launched into the matter.