In December of 2012, it made the news when Mesopotamia Area Representative Michael Finnegan accused Goldburne "Easy Glen" Adolphus, and James Swazo, aka the "Chainsaw Man" of trying to hustle business persons in his name by impersonating him. Well, though Swazo denied the allegation to 7News, in Magistrate's Court today, he admitted to doing it on one occasion.
Swazo, who was arraigned on December 24, 2012, for two counts of obtaining property by deception, presented himself before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer today for trial. But, before the matter could proceed, Swazo changed his plea to guilty for one of the charges. In that instance, Finnegan claims that someone called Salvador Habet Jr., pretending to be him, and asked Habet for $450 for a party for some workers who painted Albert Street.
The allegation was that this impersonator instructed Habet to expect Swazo, who would come and collect the money. In court today, Swazo pleaded guilty to that charge, telling the court that he did it.
Senior Magistrate Frazer sentenced him to pay a fine of $300 to the court by April 30, or he will spend 6 months in prison if he defaults. Additionally, he must compensate Salvador Habet Jr., the $300 that he collected that day. He is still facing the other count of obtaining property by deception in which this alleged impersonator swindled Anthony Griffith, the owner of Belize Waste Control, out of $1,250, which Swazo allegedly picked up.
As we've shown you, Goldburne "Easy Glen" Adolphus has categorically denied the allegation that he was the impersonator who colluded with Swazo to conduct this hustle using Finnegan's name and voice. He was never criminally charged by police.
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