A former Government architect being investigated over the alleged misuse of public funds was charged yesterday with defrauding a company he worked for after Government of almost $10,000.

As The Royal Gazette reported earlier this month, Kyril Burrows is at the centre of an ongoing probe by the Police and Auditor General relating to building contracts during his time as a Government architect.

Government is also attempting to evict him from land in Southampton where it's alleged that he built commercial property and storage rooms illegally.

And Mr. Burrows is embroiled in civil litigation relating to Compass Holdings, a building contractor where he worked as general manager after leaving his Government post.

According to his lawyer, Richard Horseman, he is seeking to establish his rights of ownership in four different companies.

Yesterday, Mr. Burrows, 46, from Southampton, was charged with forging two computer generated sales receipts entitled CAD Concepts on January 12, 2009 with the intention of inducing Angela Binns who works for Compass Holdings to believe it to be genuine.

He was also charged with making a false representation the following day that he purchased software from CAD Concepts to obtain a $9,390 money transfer from Compass Holdings.

Burrows pleaded not guilty to all three charges and will stand trial at Magistrates' Court on June 7. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo granted him $4,000 bail in the meantime.

Prosecutor Maria Sofianos did not give any information about the allegations during the brief court hearing.

However, this newspaper understands the charges are a separate matter from the ongoing Government investigation, which was described by the Police earlier this month as being in its "very early stages".