Man accused of fraud to spend six months in jail

A 31-year-old man charged with fraudulent falsification of accounts and general dishonesty obtaining a gain was sentenced to jail by the Suva Magistrates Court.

The matter was called before Magistrate Waleen George yesterday. Vikash Vishal Prasad is to serve six months in prison and the remaining 12 months has been suspended for two years.

Prasad, between September 16, 2014 and March 22, 2016 at Suva, fraudulently falsified the tax invoice numbers of Eden & Associates Limited with the intention of obtaining a gain.

Prasad had pleaded guilty for dishonestly obtaining a gain of $1761.