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May 09, 2017 Source

As the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) intensifies investigations into the 19 forensic audits that were referred to that entity, this newspaper has learnt that in excess of 200 persons have been blacklisted.It means that those persons who have been identified by SOCU cannot leave Guyana through the lawful ports.
According to a government source, the list is being constantly updated as the crime unit delves deeper into suspected cases of money laundering and misuse of state funds by some officials.
The source said that during the conduct of the investigations, once suspected ‘skullduggery’ is detected the blacklist order is applied for by that unit to the relevant authority.
The source said that it should be made clear that blacklisting an individual is not something that is taken lightly or on a whim. A solid case has to be made before such an undertaking is made, he said.
The source said that while all efforts are being made to ensure persons who are under scrutiny by SOCU do not flee the jurisdiction that does not mean that such is not a possibility.
The government official said that collaborative efforts are ongoing with the relevant agencies to ensure that if there is a need to prosecute someone, that individual should be easily located.
The source said that this recent development was necessitated in the interest of justice and ensuring that persons who have stolen from the public purse answer for their alleged crimes.
Additionally, the source said that the administration has taken this position in lieu of the fact that a number of high profile officials are now living overseas and have no interest in returning.
The most notable public figures include former head of NICIL Winston Brassington who is now living in the United States of America in Florida even as SOCU is looking at 68 different investigations into NICIL.
The source said that it might just be a matter of time before charges are laid against Brassington but that will count for very little since the controversial figure is not in the country.
Then there is the former Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, whose role in a number of the investigations SOCU is conducting has been called into question but he too is no longer in Guyana.
Singh is believed to be residing in Dubai with his entire family. According to someone close to the investigations the former Minister of Finance has made it clear that he has no intention of returning to Guyana.
Singh’s situation presents a unique challenge to investigators, because if they augur any hopes of having Singh returned to Guyana that might not be possible since there isn’t an extradition treaty with the Arabian country.
The State is also looking to have Aeshwar ‘Ash’ Deonarine, the former Deputy CEO of GPL return to answer to charges of fraud. Deonarine is alleged to have transferred over $25M of the state’s funds into his own bank account; he is now residing in Canada.
This newspaper has also learnt that an official who is now living in North America is wanted in relation to serious fraud allegations at one of the 19 entities that SOCU is now investigating.
The source said that in light of those aforementioned cases that government is taking the required steps to stop such occurrences in the future.

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Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

If it's true, I'm surprised the Arab sheikhs are allowing a Hindu to live there. 

FM
FC posted:

Singh took right after the elections. I thought he was in the UK.  Jail them.

Not sure if Ashni is guilty of anything but the other Indian guy...who ran away to either US or Canada who put money directly into his account in the US. I keep asking if this guy was ever extradited.

V

These Blackmen want to destroy any strong Indo opposition to their dictatorship rule. They will loose any case in court with an impartial judge.

Indos have to pack and leave a racist PNC Guyana before it is too late.

FM
yuji22 posted:

These Blackmen want to destroy any strong Indo opposition to their dictatorship rule. They will loose any case in court with an impartial judge.

Indos have to pack and leave a racist PNC Guyana before it is too late.

Lol. Baghdad Bob.

FM

The article should have listed the other people among the 200 who were blacklisted.  Two PPP MPs, who are not under investigation, recently were leaving Guyana and they only found out they were on the blacklist when they checked in at CJIA to board their flight.

Bibi Haniffa
Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

Ashni Singh was the man who caused the no-confidence motion against the PPP government in parliament, that forced President Ramotar to prorogue, that in turn forced him to call general election one year ahead of due time, that in turn put the PPP out of power. $4.5 billion overspent under Finance Minister Ashni Singh's watch.

FM
Leonora posted:
Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

If it's true, I'm surprised the Arab sheikhs are allowing a Hindu to live there. 

They employ Hindu house servants there.

FM

Sounds familiar to this:

McCarthyism

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.[1] The term refers to U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1956 and characterized by heightened political repression as well as a campaign spreading fear of influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents.

 
, McCarthy proclaimed that he was aware of 205 card-carrying members of the Communist Party who worked for the United States Department of State

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Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

Singh has a PhD and he graduated top of his class at Queens College when he was a student there.  Something tells me he is not stealing to survive.  He is a very employable man.

Bibi Haniffa
Django posted:

May 09, 2017 Source

As the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) intensifies investigations into the 19 forensic audits that were referred to that entity, this newspaper has learnt that in excess of 200 persons have been blacklisted.It means that those persons who have been identified by SOCU cannot leave Guyana through the lawful ports.
According to a government source, the list is being constantly updated as the crime unit delves deeper into suspected cases of money laundering and misuse of state funds by some officials.
The source said that during the conduct of the investigations, once suspected ‘skullduggery’ is detected the blacklist order is applied for by that unit to the relevant authority.
The source said that it should be made clear that blacklisting an individual is not something that is taken lightly or on a whim. A solid case has to be made before such an undertaking is made, he said.
The source said that while all efforts are being made to ensure persons who are under scrutiny by SOCU do not flee the jurisdiction that does not mean that such is not a possibility.
The government official said that collaborative efforts are ongoing with the relevant agencies to ensure that if there is a need to prosecute someone, that individual should be easily located.
The source said that this recent development was necessitated in the interest of justice and ensuring that persons who have stolen from the public purse answer for their alleged crimes.
Additionally, the source said that the administration has taken this position in lieu of the fact that a number of high profile officials are now living overseas and have no interest in returning.
The most notable public figures include former head of NICIL Winston Brassington who is now living in the United States of America in Florida even as SOCU is looking at 68 different investigations into NICIL.
The source said that it might just be a matter of time before charges are laid against Brassington but that will count for very little since the controversial figure is not in the country.
Then there is the former Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, whose role in a number of the investigations SOCU is conducting has been called into question but he too is no longer in Guyana.
Singh is believed to be residing in Dubai with his entire family. According to someone close to the investigations the former Minister of Finance has made it clear that he has no intention of returning to Guyana.
Singh’s situation presents a unique challenge to investigators, because if they augur any hopes of having Singh returned to Guyana that might not be possible since there isn’t an extradition treaty with the Arabian country.
The State is also looking to have Aeshwar ‘Ash’ Deonarine, the former Deputy CEO of GPL return to answer to charges of fraud. Deonarine is alleged to have transferred over $25M of the state’s funds into his own bank account; he is now residing in Canada.
This newspaper has also learnt that an official who is now living in North America is wanted in relation to serious fraud allegations at one of the 19 entities that SOCU is now investigating.
The source said that in light of those aforementioned cases that government is taking the required steps to stop such occurrences in the future.

Are the names of these people listed anywhere...?

this Deonarine fella baffles me...why cant he be extradited from Canada, especially since Canada helped install the coalition in office.

V
yuji22 posted:

These Blackmen want to destroy any strong Indo opposition to their dictatorship rule. They will loose any case in court with an impartial judge.

Indos have to pack and leave a racist PNC Guyana before it is too late.

Banna, you willing to give up all dem free willy 83,000 sq miles of land to these "Blackmen" for a basement apartment with no windows in Richmond Hill, Queens?.  What happen to fighting for what is rightfully yours? Did your ancestors not work long and hard and invest to build that country? 

V
VishMahabir posted:
yuji22 posted:

These Blackmen want to destroy any strong Indo opposition to their dictatorship rule. They will loose any case in court with an impartial judge.

Indos have to pack and leave a racist PNC Guyana before it is too late.

Banna, you willing to give up all dem free willy 83,000 sq miles of land to these "Blackmen" for a basement apartment with no windows in Richmond Hill, Queens?.  What happen to fighting for what is rightfully yours? Did your ancestors not work long and hard and invest to build that country? 

I think he lives in Canada and drives a Mercedes Benz!!!  You gat the wraanng chap!!!

Bibi Haniffa
Gilbakka posted:
Leonora posted:
Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

If it's true, I'm surprised the Arab sheikhs are allowing a Hindu to live there. 

They employ Hindu house servants there.

Ashni Singh Education:

Phd, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

MSc, Finance and Economics, University of London, UK;

MA, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), UK.

 

 

Bibi Haniffa
Bibi Haniffa posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Leonora posted:
Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

If it's true, I'm surprised the Arab sheikhs are allowing a Hindu to live there. 

They employ Hindu house servants there.

Ashni Singh Education:

Phd, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

MSc, Finance and Economics, University of London, UK;

MA, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), UK.

 

 

There are Indians/Sikhs with doctorates driving taxis in Toronto. I did not in any way mean to say that Dr Ashni Singh is a house servant of a Dubai Sheik. But I won't be surprised to hear that Indians/Hindus with doctorates are working as house servants in Dubai. 

FM
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

FM
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Gilbakka posted:
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

Precisely. As minimum he should be interested in clearing his name.

FM
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

Singh and Brassington were the architects. They ran like rats from a sinking ship once the PPP fell.

Mars
Gilbakka posted:
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

If you had a PhD in Finance and someone in another country hired you for a hefty six figure salary with references from top personnel from the IMF and the World Bank, would you go back to Guyana?

Bibi Haniffa
Bibi Haniffa posted:
Gilbakka posted:
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

If you had a PhD in Finance and someone in another country hired you for a hefty six figure salary with references from top personnel from the IMF and the World Bank, would you go back to Guyana?

not after he rape the guyana treasury

 

FM
Gilbakka posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Leonora posted:
Mr.T posted:

No doubt these thieves are being protected by some of the PPP apologists on GNI. It costs a lot of money to live in Dubai. So Singh must have stolen quite a lot.

If it's true, I'm surprised the Arab sheikhs are allowing a Hindu to live there. 

They employ Hindu house servants there.

Ashni Singh Education:

Phd, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

MSc, Finance and Economics, University of London, UK;

MA, Accounting and Finance, University of Lancaster, UK;

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), UK.

 

 

There are Indians/Sikhs with doctorates driving taxis in Toronto. I did not in any way mean to say that Dr Ashni Singh is a house servant of a Dubai Sheik. But I won't be surprised to hear that Indians/Hindus with doctorates are working as house servants in Dubai. 

he went where there is no extraditing treaty 

FM
warrior posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:
Gilbakka posted:
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

If you had a PhD in Finance and someone in another country hired you for a hefty six figure salary with references from top personnel from the IMF and the World Bank, would you go back to Guyana?

not after he rape the guyana treasury

 

Looks like the PNC payroll is up and running again.  They are all crawling out of their holes.

Bibi Haniffa
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

People are moving their money to the US and Canada.  Money will start flowing back into the economy when this gov't. is voted out of office in 2020.

you guys on cheap drugs or naturally stupid you think people will vote for the ppp with all them thieves still running the party

FM
Nehru posted:

Well, at least the present Govt has all Mother Theresa and Poe John Pauls.

word of advise stop thinking about the pnc and think how you can clean up the ppp so you can at least bring back the indian votes 

FM
warrior posted:
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

People are moving their money to the US and Canada.  Money will start flowing back into the economy when this gov't. is voted out of office in 2020.

you guys on cheap drugs or naturally stupid you think people will vote for the ppp with all them thieves still running the party

PPP's thievery is simple larceny when compared to what is happening now 

Billy Ram Balgobin
Bibi Haniffa posted:
 
If you had a PhD in Finance and someone in another country hired you for a hefty six figure salary with references from top personnel from the IMF and the World Bank, would you go back to Guyana?

I would go back for vacation, to visit Stabroek Market and eat ripe Buxton spice mango and drink cane juice and loll-off in a rice-bag hammock under a breezy bottom house, and so on.

Fact is, Dr Ashni Singh has a history of running away from his wrongdoings. One Sunday afternoon, for example, he was drunk and drove his luxury SUV into a parked car at Campbell Avenue & Sheriff Street. The man and woman in the car suffered injuries. Dr Singh walked away from the scene without paying the least attention to them. That kind of action reflect's Dr Singh's character. 

You can read the news reports about that accident yourself through Google.

No doubt Dr Ashni Singh is an over-educated man with lots of street smarts; that's why as Finance Minister he misadvised President Donald Ramotar and put the PPP government in pukkaterry.

FM
Gilbakka posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:
 
If you had a PhD in Finance and someone in another country hired you for a hefty six figure salary with references from top personnel from the IMF and the World Bank, would you go back to Guyana?

I would go back for vacation, to visit Stabroek Market and eat ripe Buxton spice mango and drink cane juice and loll-off in a rice-bag hammock under a breezy bottom house, and so on.

Fact is, Dr Ashni Singh has a history of running away from his wrongdoings. One Sunday afternoon, for example, he was drunk and drove his luxury SUV into a parked car at Campbell Avenue & Sheriff Street. The man and woman in the car suffered injuries. Dr Singh walked away from the scene without paying the least attention to them. That kind of action reflect's Dr Singh's character. 

You can read the news reports about that accident yourself through Google.

No doubt Dr Ashni Singh is an over-educated man with lots of street smarts; that's why as Finance Minister he misadvised President Donald Ramotar and put the PPP government in pukkaterry.

Nothing but the truth. You are a principled individual that call a spade a spade.  Unlike the others such as Yuji, you don't let your ethnicity cloud your judgement.

FM
Gilbakka posted:
FC posted:

Singh probably heard the footsteps and made a dash to the safety of Dubai. 

If he believes he is innocent, he has nothing to fear. Why did he say he has no intention of returning to Guyana? Top-class lawyers like Anil and Priya and others will willingly represent him in court.

You jackasses already tried and convicted Ashni in the court of public opinion.  What is the credible evidence against him and has he been convicted of a crime?

FM

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