A Devonshire man admitted stealing a cheque book and forging the cheques to obtain money.

Keith Godwin of Ariel View Road, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates' Court to five counts of theft.

He admitted to stealing a Bank of Bermuda cheque book, valued at $5, between April 20 and August 15 of this year.

He also admitted stealing $7,000 between July 28 and August 8 from the Bank of Bermuda account of Raymond McDay.

The 47-year-old further admitted to using 17 personal cheques knowing that they were false, using the cheques to obtain money and dishonestly obtaining $7,000 between July 28 and September 12.

Because Godwin pleaded guilty to all the charges, the Crown withdrew counts two and four.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ordered a Social Inquiry Report for Godwin and bailed him in the amount of $3,000 to appear back in court December 30.