CRUISE SHIP fraud-accused businesswoman Vicky Boodram went to jail last night, after being denied bail on charges of fraud and forgery related to purchases including a Mercedes Benz, house and land.

Last year, Boodram, owner of Boodram's Travel & Tours and Ship Ahoy Cruises, appeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates' Court with her estranged husband, Ravi Arjoonsingh, facing 20 charges of fraudulently receiving more than $5 million from customers for two cruise packages that failed to sail.

She was granted $6 million bail. Arjoonsingh was granted $3.5 million bail.

Yesterday, Boodram, who was arrested last Wednesday, was taken before Acting Deputy Chief Magistrate Rajendra Rambachan in the San Fernando Magistrates' Court.

Police prosecutor Ramdath Phillip objected to bail on the basis that Boodram had several pending matters before the court when the new charges were laid.

Boodram is accused of purchasing a $629,000 E-Class Mercedes Benz and $2m house at Palmiste using forged documents, and with uttering forged documents to a bank, including job letters, in order to obtain a credit card.

Phillip also said that a fingerprint trace was yet to be done.

Boodram, 30, of Siparia, was represented by attorney Jason Jackson, who contested the bail objection.

He said the new charges arose from one alleged business venture that began back in 2007 and out of two alleged transactions in 2010.

He said the police could have laid the five charges at her first court appearance in Port of Spain in May 2011.

Jackson said these charges formed "part and parcel" of the other allegations and did not happen while she was on bail for the other matters.

Magistrate Rambachan overruled Philip's first objection but remanded Boodram in custody to be traced.

Phillip said the system for conducting a fingerprint trace was not working, but he would ensure that the information would be available for Boodram by tomorrow.

Boodram was remanded in custody at the Women's Prison, Golden Grove, Arouca, until then.

The charges related to alleged offences in Siparia were adjourned to Thursday.

The five charges: Vicky Boodram was charged by Brian Joseph of Financial Investigations Branch located at Riverside Plaza, Port of Spain that: * On or about September 17, 2010 at San Fernando in the County of Victoria, she allegedly disposed of the sum TT$629,042.45 in cash in whole or part by purchasing motor vehicle registration number PCR 4200, an E-Class Mercedes Benz, knowing or suspecting that it was the proceeds derived from her having committed a specified offence to wit the obtaining of the said sum TT$629,042.45 in cash with intent to defraud and by virtue of a forged instrument that is a Wells Fargo Bank irrevocable standby letter of credit serial number NZR 614553 dated July 22, 2010, knowing same to be forged in contravention of section 10 (a) of the Forgery Act Chapter 11:13.   *On or about October 18, 2010 at San Fernando in the County of Victoria, disposed of the sum TT$2,045,000 in cash in whole or part by purchasing a house and land situated at Lot# D2 Lazzari Lands, Palmiste, San Fernando knowing or suspecting that it was the proceeds derived from her having committed a specified offence to wit the obtaining of the said sum of $2,045,000 in cash with intent to defraud and by virtue of a forged instrument that is a Wells Fargo Bank irrevocable standby letter of credit serial number NZR 614553 dated July 22, 2010 knowing same to be forged in contravention of section 10 (a) of the Forgery Act Chapter 11:13.   *On August 29, 2007 at First Citizens Bank, High Street, Siparia in the County of St Patrick she allegedly with intent to defraud from First Citizens Bank, caused or procured, to be delivered, paid or transferred to Vicky Boodram one visa card in the name of Vicky Boodram issued on November 15, 2007 granted on credit of TT$15,000 by virtue of three forged instruments, one from Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and two from Omni Recruitment and Training Services Ltd in favour of said Vicky Boodram knowing same to be forged, contrary to Section 9 of the Forgery Act 11:13.   *On August 29, 2007 at First Citizens Bank Limited, High Street, Siparia, she allegedly uttered forged documents—two job letters from Omni Recruitment and Training Services Limited.   *On August 29, 2007 at First Citizens Bank Limited, High Street, Siparia, she allegedly uttered a forged document—a job letter from Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.