EIGHT years after he was slapped with six charges alleging he defrauded the state of almost $600,000 using fraudulent cheques, a La Romaine contractor was freed by the High Court.

Master Whitney Franklin discharged Ian Jahore on September 25, after the state conceded it was unable to sustain the charges against him.

Lahore was charged in August 2017 by PC Navin Lutchman of the San Fernando Fraud Squad. At the San Fernando magistrates’ court, prosecutors filed 11 witness statements from six civilians and two police officers.