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One hour after heavily armed detachments from the Guyana Police Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) departed outside the residence of Assistant Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, emerged from his residence and told the media that he and his wife committed no financial crime. “I intend to vigorously defend these matters because there ...

Lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, used car dealers and registered charities were Wednesday highlighted as “most vulnerable” to money laundering, even as the Guyana government boasted of making headway in reducing the country’s “high” risk for financial crimes. National Risk Assessment (NRA) Coordinator, Alicia Williams said a 2016-2017 National Risk Assessment found that, “the most vulnerable sectors were the attorneys-at-law, ...