The eight persons who were questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in relation to a money- laundering probe have been released on their own recognizance, SOCU’s Head, Fazil Karimbaksh has stated.
The matter, Karimbaksh said yesterday, remains an open investigation. Asked if charges were forthcoming for the eight questioned, he maintained that investigations are ongoing.
All eight persons had surrendered last week to SOCU for questioning subsequent to the wanted bulletins issued.
The eight persons questioned were: Denzel Lawrence Muir, 29, of 194 First Street, Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara; Aubrey Anthony Fraser, 24, of Lot 75 Accabre Drive, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Mackenzie, Linden; Leon Anthony Williams, 29, of Lot 74 Accabre Drive, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Linden; Cassandra Alexandra MacLennan, 25, of Lot 58 Accabre Drive, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Mackenzie, Linden; Melicia Adella Williams, 38, of Lot 74 Accabre Drive, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Mackenzie, Linden, and also of Lot 99 Inner Bagotville, West Bank Demerara, and Lot 347 Ruimveldt, Georgetown; Akeem Elijah Powers, 27, of Lot 918 Victory Valley, Linden and Lot 37 West Watooka Farm Road, Linden; Khadijah Nafeesah Long, 24, of Lot 266 Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, Upper Demerara River; and Raul Jomal James, 35, of Lot 98 Accabre Drive, Kara Kara Housing Scheme, Mackenzie, Linden.