A Guyanese national was today remanded to prison pending his extradition to the United States to face a series of fraud charges.
Ronley Bynoe appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he was told of the details of application for extradition.
Bynoe is wanted in the State of Ohio, where he was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 20, 2023, charging him with misuse of Social Security number, aggravated identity thief and two counts of bank fraud.
The man was committed to custody after indicating to the court that he would not be challenging the application for his extradition and is prepared to return to the US to face his indictments.
This matter comes on the heels of another the pending extradition proceedings involving businessmen, Azruddin Mohamed, the current Opposition Leader, and his father Nazar Mohamed, who are wanted by US authorities to stand trial in a Florida federal court. They face charges including wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, allegedly linked to their gold trading operations.
Unlike Bynoe, however, the Mohameds, who are currently out on $150,000 bail each, are challenging their extradition. Those proceedings are ongoing before Magistrate Judy Latchman and have been adjourned on several occasions.
The delays stemmed from defence-filed constitutional challenges, applications for stays, appeals to the High Court, issues surrounding prosecutorial disclosures and at least one illness-related postponement. Although attempts were made to halt the process, the High Court has rejected bids to stop the hearings, allowing the extradition matter against the two men to continue in the Magistrates’ Court.
The next hearing has been set for February 26.
Despite these delays, however, US Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has stated that the United State is 100% committed to and serious about securing the extradition of the father and son duo.
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