Perpetrators of $196M Accountant General’s Department fraud to face full force of the law – Singh

Dr Ashni Singh

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday said that the administration will “spare no effort” in ensuring that those involved in the $196 million Accountant General’s Department fraud are brought to justice.

Singh said yesterday during a press conference at his office, that government will ensure “that the perpetrators and their accomplices face the full extent of the applicable laws and that the strongest available penalties are brought to bear against them, including forfeiture of assets.”

He said investigations conducted by the Ministry of Finance, the Audit Office and the Guyana Police Force have led to the identification of