One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit issued a wanted bulletin for a Mon Repos couple as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering, the husband and wife surrendered to law enforcement today.
In the presence of their Attorney, Bernard DaSilva, Riaz Ally and his wife, Jennifer Ally walked into the SOCU headquarters this afternoon to face questioning.
Attorney Bernard DaSilva said he was left surprised by the issuance of the wanted bulletin since the Police has already been in contact with the couple, and has all of their contact information. He said there was no effort to contact them before the wanted bulletin was issued.
“What is ironic about the wanted bulletin, is that they are witnesses in another money laundering matter, they are prime witnesses in that matter and surprisingly they are now considered suspects. I have spoken to Mr. Ali and Ms. Ali and they indicated to me that they are surprised that SOCU would issue wanted bulletins”, DaSilva said.
According to the Attorney, “we all know that a wanted bulletin is issued when a person cannot be found and when efforts by the Police have failed. This is not the case. This is a case where the Police are in constant contact, especially SOCU, they are in constant contact with these parties because they are prime witnesses. And surprisingly, it was not a summons issued to them, but rather a wanted bulletin, which means that they are now suspects”.
The Attorney said he advised his clients not to provide any statement to SOCU and to exercise their right to remain silent.
The Special Organised Crime Unit did not disclose details of the alleged money laundering crime that involves the couple.
However, the woman’s father was recently arrested and charged by SOCU along with his wife and the wife’s son in connection with a multi-billion dollar money laundering scheme. That money laundering scheme involved the movement of more than five billion dollars between Guyana and China.
A number of Chinese businesses are reportedly linked to the scheme, but only locals have so far been arrested and charged.
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