A fraudster who had 14 false debit and credit cards will be sentenced in July.

Ezzyia Bean, 23, from Warwick, admitted 18 charges of fraud, theft and other offences when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Bean pleaded guilty to having 14 false debit or credit cards as well as attempting to use false MarketPlace or Rubis gift cards “with the intention of inducing HSBC to accept it as a genuine debit card” on September 1, 21 and 29 of last year.

He also admitted obtaining a $1,520 from HSBC by deception on September 21 and stealing an additional $1,000 from the bank on September 29.

Bean was further charged with Jah’zion Trott-Saltus, 20, in connection with having criminal property, namely $1,000 in Bermuda currency, in Sandys.

Bean admitted the offence, which he committed on September 29, but Mr Trott-Saltus, from Pembroke, pleaded not guilty.

In addition, Bean pleaded guilty to having a knife with a 4½in blade without lawful excuse.

The court heard that he had the weapon in his possession on Camber Road in Dockyard on July 29, 2022.

Senior magistrate Maxanne Anderson ordered social inquiry and drug reports be written for Bean and extended his bail until July 10, when he could be sentenced for the offences.

Ms Anderson also released Mr Trott-Saltus on $2,000 bail until June 12 and ordered him to attend Hamilton Police Station twice a week.

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