A 27-year-old man from Mosta used his council election voting document as guarantee when defrauding two men of €3,000.

Jeffrey Cassar admitted to defrauding the two men using stolen cheques to rent a garage and buy construction equipment. He also pleaded guilty to relapsing

Inspector Josric Mifsud said accused gave his council election voting document as guarantee to one of the men.

Lawyer Jose Herrera asked Magistrate Giovanni Grixti for a week for his client to pay the money back to the victims.

The magistrate granted the accused bail for a week against a personal guarantee of €1,500.

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