It made big news in April 2011, when Rayford Benguche was caught by the Gang Suppression Unit with materials to mass produce fake driver's licenses. Well, Benguche got to walk out of court a free man today when he was acquitted before Justice Troadio Gonzalez.
The allegation against Benguche was that on April 3, 2011, police went to his apartment at 4 Neal Pen Road and found a laminating machine, laminating plastic and a driver's license in the name of Henry Velasquez. He was also allegedly caught with a stamp which said City of Belize Department of Transport. The officers suspected that he intended to commit mass forgery, and so he was charged with preparation for a crime.
He stood trial before Justice Gonzalez in which 5 witnesses were called to testify against him, but after those witnesses finished, Benguche's attorney, Simeon Sampson made a no-case submission that the evidence tendered wasn't enough to prove his guilt.
Justice Gonzalez upheld that submission today and directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, setting him free.
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