Magistrate Faith McGusty yesterday sentenced a Cuban man to 12 months jail for tendering a fake passport case.Lesroy Martinez appeared before Magistrate McGusty and pleaded guilty to the two charges, one of uttering a forged document and another of overstaying in Guyana.Unfortunately for Martinez, one of the charges read to him only allows for a custodial sentence and after mitigation, the Magistrate deemed one year was befitting the crime of uttering a forged document.On December 28,NHL Jerseys From China, Martinez presented a fake United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Passport to an immigration officer using his own identity.The police said that at Moleson Creek,Supply NFL Jerseys, Corentyne,NFL Jerseys China, Berbice the Cuban attempted to defraud Inspector John Brown by stating that the said passport numbered 037651058 was his despite it knowing it was a fake.Additionally, Martinez was previously granted one month stay in Guyana which expired on November 10, but he failed to comply with the conditions which the police said, prevails around any permit that the State grants.He was permitted to remain in the country from October 10, 2013 to November 9,NFL Jerseys Cheap China, 2013 but he overstayed the allowed period.Lance Corporal Renetta Bentham who was prosecuting in the matter told the gathering that the man had entered Guyana using Cuban Passport #10148033.He however had presented the fake passport to the Inspector who realising that it was forged took the legal course of action against him. Martinez was subsequently taken to the Criminal Investigation Division and questioned and charged.The Magistrate had informed the court that overstaying is an offence which attracts a fine but uttering a forged document carried a prison sentence and asked the man for a reason.Speaking through an interpreter from the Cuban Embassy, Martinez explained that he was here waiting for a work permit. The Cuban man added that that’s the passport which was given to him from Cuba.In response, Magistrate McGusty claimed that she had seen no mitigating circumstances. However, before sentencing the man she related that she considered that he did not waste the court’s time.She said that the law does not permit anything but a custodial sentence and the man was thereby sentenced to jail. On account of the overstaying charge, he was slapped with a $30,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale,000 fine.