A Guyanese man is facing extradition from Trinidad, having been charged with money laundering in the US.
According to a report in the Trinidad Newsday newspaper, 66-year-old Neville Solomon of Georgetown, Guyana, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls on Wednesday on an extradition warrant.
The report said Solomon is facing charges of money laundering and fraud in the USA of over US$2.15 million. He was arrested last Tuesday afternoon at a friend’s house in Princes Town, Port-of-Spain and taken before the court the following day to ensure the matter was dealt with expeditiously.
He is said to be charged with three counts of concealing proceeds of crime (money laundering), each at a value of US$50,000, between December 14, 2001 and February 14, 2002 in the US.
The report said he is also charged with conspiring with another person to defraud the United States Treasury of over US$2 million
Mc Nicolls ordered Solomon remanded in custody as the according to him the accused had not provided enough evidence to convince the court he would not abscond from the jurisdiction if granted bail. The matter was adjourned to May 18.
