FBI offers assistance to investigate, prosecute, secure convictions in white-collar crime
Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, on Monday met with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Legal Attaché, James Markley; FBI’s Assistant Legal Attaché, Derek Kreitensteid, and Mayan L Shih of the US State Department.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall and visiting members of the FBI on Tuesday
During the meeting, the US team raised a number of areas in which they have been cooperating with the Government of Guyana over the years, such as rendering mutual assistance in criminal matters, extradition, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, trafficking of narcotics, and firearms, tracing proceeds of organised crime and forfeiture of assets; and countering Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and cyber-related criminal activities.
The team, however, indicated their interest in intensifying their relationship with the Government in the investigation, prosecution, and securing of convictions in these types of offences.
Nandlall signalled the Government’s continued commitment to the upholding of the rule of law in all its facets, including the pursuit of all forms of criminality, in particular organised crime.
The Attorney General discussed the various policies and training programmes being pursued by the various law enforcement agencies intended to augment the State’s capabilities to investigate, prosecute and convict for criminal conduct, as well as the Government’s robust legislative agenda.
In particular, Nandlall emphasised that cyberspace was the new emerging platform for the commission of serious criminal offences in Guyana and indeed globally.
He pointed to many persons who use social media platforms, in particular in the United States of America to spew racial hostilities and create ethnic strife among segments of Guyana’s population, inciting and aiding and abetting riotous conduct and even domestic terrorism in Guyana.
Nandlall informed the team that the State of Guyana has already lodged formal complaints with various important offices and agencies in the United States on this matter, including the FBI and he was using this opportunity to reiterate those reports requesting actions from US authorities against these perpetrators who operate with impunity from the United States.
