A Guyanese-born man has been extradited to the United States to face multiple fraud-related charges following a request from US authorities.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, confirmed that Ronley Floyd Bynoe was extradited from Guyana to the United States on March 4, 2026.
According to the DPP, Bynoe was removed from the Georgetown Camp Street Prison at approximately 21:00 hrs on Tuesday night, where he had been held on remand pending the extradition process.
He was subsequently escorted under security to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, where he was handed over to two United States Marshals.
Bynoe was then placed on an outgoing American Airlines flight bound for the United States, which departed at about 01:30 hrs on Wednesday morning.
US authorities allege that Bynoe committed the offences of misuse of a Social Security number, aggravated identity theft, and bank fraud. A criminal indictment, No. 1:23 CR00534, was filed in September 2023 in the District Court of the Northern District of Ohio for him to stand trial before a grand jury.
Based on the charges, an arrest warrant was issued for Bynoe in the United States. However, the warrant could not initially be executed because investigators determined that he had fled the country.
Further investigations by US authorities later revealed that Bynoe had travelled to Guyana.
In November 2025, the US government formally requested Bynoe’s extradition through Guyana’s Ministry of Home Affairs. The ministry subsequently sought legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on how to proceed with the request.
On February 16, 2026, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond signed and issued an Authority to Proceed with the extradition pursuant to Section 12(1) of the Fugitive Offenders Act, Chapter 10:04, as amended by the Fugitive Offenders (Amendment) Act 2024.
Bynoe was arrested by local police on February 18 and taken before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court the following day, where he was informed of the extradition request made by US authorities.
The DPP noted that Bynoe consented to be extradited to the United States without court proceedings in Guyana in order to face the multiple fraud-related charges allegedly committed there.
