The only person to be charged in the Bermuda Housing Corporation scandal, Terrence St. Patrick Smith, appeared in the monthly arraignments session on Friday. Smith, 44, of Tee Street, has pleaded not guilty to a total of 49 charges.

It is alleged that Smith falsely pretended BHC purchase orders were genuine to induce corporation staff to issue paycheques to carpenter Steven Barboza with intent to defraud over $1.4 million.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between September 20, 2000 and February 27, 2002.

Smith, represented by Elizabeth Christopher, had his bail extended and is due to appear at next month?s arraignments session for mention. Stanley Eugene Ronald Davis, 38, of no fixed abode, denied 18 counts ? a combination of stealing and burglary on different dates in 2003 and 2004.

Davis, also represented by Ms Christopher, was remanded in custody until mention on November 1.

A Sandys man denied seven charges including robbery, stealing and assault with intent to rob.

Michael Ruben DeSilva, 24, of Wentworth Lane, was remanded in custody until his November 1 mention date.

Jay Chantez Ming, 33, of St. Monica?s Road, Pembroke, denied assaulting Cian O?Sullivan with intent to commit robbery in the company of another.

The alleged incident occurred on April 22, 2004 and Ming had his bail extended.

Chief Justice Richard Ground said that Ming is to appear in court again on December 1 to receive a trial date.

Coolridge Winslow Eve, who was celebrating his 46th birthday on Friday, denied breaking and entering into The Reefs and stealing a guest?s wallet containing cash.

Eve, of Southampton, had his bail extended and will appear at the next arraignments session for mention to receive a trial date.

Two American citizens denied unlawful wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm to Theodore Wolffe and assaulting with intent to rob him.

They are alleged to have been armed with a machete on April 29, when the incident allegedly took place.

Eric Jason Barney, 29, and Jermaine Lamar Baker, 22, were remanded in custody until November 1 for mention.

Shaunnah Melanie Dill, 19, of Sousa Estate Road, Devonshire, denied importation and possession of diamorphine. She had her bail extended and will appear again on December 1 to receive a trial date. Adam Leroy King and Jahkevon Selassi Outerbridge were charged with three counts of robbery.

King, 25, of My Lord?s Bay Road, Hamilton Parish had his bail extended but Outerbridge, 22, of Lily Park Road, St. George?s, was remanded in custody.

The pair denied robbing Cheryl Burgess of four rings and a chain.

They also denied robbing Melvin Stevens of money and a gold pendant. The two men will appear in court again on November 1 for mention. The remaining four men allegedly involved in the Wellington Oval violence in April were given a January 5, 2005 trial date. Ki-Roy Kinta Butterfield, 27, of Cherry Hill Park, Paget, John Stephen Glasgow, 22, of Spring Hill, Warwick, Jahcai Morris 24, Sylvan Dell, Paget, and Tahir Nesta Bascome, 22, of Dunscombe Road, Warwick, denied attempting to murder Tariq Foster at Wellington Oval.

The four also denied possession of an offensive weapon and going armed in public to cause terror. Morris and Bascome had their bail extended while Glasgow and Butterfield were remanded in custody.

Karen Irvina Cross 53, of St John?s Hill, who stole more than $30,000 from British American Insurance between August, 1996 and September, 2000, will be sentenced on October 21.