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A 55-year-old businessman from St Helena is expected to appear before a master in the High Court on October 6, charged with five counts of larceny by trick after allegedly obtaining almost half-a-million dollars as part-payment for land.

The offences are alleged to have occurred between October 2022 and April 2023 and involved a businessman from the Gasparillo district.

The accused reportedly posed as a representative of the Land Settlement Agency (LSA) and claimed he was in a position to assist with acquiring state land.