(Trinidad Express) Guyanese national, Neville Solomon, was ordered to be extradited to the US on Monday after he agreed to the request.

Solomon, 66, of Georgetown was arrested on May 1, after he arrived in the country the day before. Solomon, a self-proclaimed teacher, made his second appearance before Chief Magistrate Sherman McNicolls on Monday charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States Government of US$2 million and three charges of conspiracy to defraud.

It was alleged that between April 30, 2001, and July 1, 2003, Solomon, together with another person attempted to defraud the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), in the United States. The other three charges are alleged to have occurred between December 14, 2001, January 15 and February 14, 2002. Solomon was alleged to have deposited a total US $150,000 in off-shore accounts in a bid to escape prosecution in the US.

Solomon faces a maximum of ten years imprisonment in the US and/or a fine if found guilty of the offences. Head of the Central Authority Unit of the Office of the Attorney General, Quincy Marshall prosecuted while court-appointed attorney Richard Clarke-Wills represented Solomon.