Popular TV Media Cathyolivia “Cathy” Rirchards of JTV has been found guilty on a count of uttering forged documents stemming from an incident in 2021. Meanwhile her co-worker Hitesh Yadram has been found not guilty on two counts of the same.
The verdicts were handed down on Tuesday, leaving Richards reportedly in consolable at the time of the news. She was later released on bail.
The charges stemmed from work permit renewal applications filed in 2021. At that time, the Department of Labour and Workforce Development required applicants to submit Certificates of Good Standing from the National Health Insurance, Social Security Board , and Inland Revenue Department.
According to court records, Richards, on June 7, 2021, “knowingly, and with intent to deceive or defraud” the Department, submitted a forged Certificate of Earnings purportedly issued by the SSB. They were arrested in Februrary 2022.