Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus and several co-accused are expected to return to court on Thursday, May 28, 2026, when their sprawling financial crimes matter moves into another key procedural phase before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The matter, which is before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and is being presided over by Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, is expected to enter a more structured phase at the upcoming report hearing. Given the substantial number of charges, there are indications that the case could be distributed across multiple courts for more efficient trial management.
Brutus appeared in court on Monday when proceedings were adjourned to Thursday, which is expected to determine how the matter will progress in its next phase.
Brutus, an attorney-at-law, is currently facing over 200 criminal charges in relation to financial misconduct involving more than $800 million. Brutus and his co-accused — including his wife, Adonika Aulder; Police Sergeant Kevin George; Latoya Brummell; and businessman Asif Zafarally — are facing a range of serious allegations, among them money laundering offences that could carry substantial fines and lengthy prison terms if proven.
Prosecutors alleged Brutus used his position as acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) to divert public funds into questionable projects, with a significant portion allegedly redirected for personal gain.
Investigations revealed that Brutus and his wife acquired substantial funds through unlawful means, which they then attempted to disguise in multiple bank accounts.
Of this amount, $300 million is associated with properties and other assets belonging to Brutus and his wife. The remaining $500 million has been frozen in several bank accounts belonging to Brutus, his wife, their businesses, and their young son.
Charges were recommended for the accused persons by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions following an extensive probe by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU)—an arm of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Brutus has professed his innocence, asserting that the charges are fabricated.
He has maintained that the money in question represented his savings accumulated over the years, as well as wedding and holiday gifts from family and friends.
Brutus has been released on bail amounting to over $16 million, while his co-accused have also posted substantial cash bail. As part of their bail conditions, they are required to report to the police regularly and surrender their passports to the court.
Brutus was dismissed from the GPF by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in February 2025, marking the end of his more than 25 years of service.
The trial management hearing comes weeks after Magistrate McGusty dismissed Brutus’s abuse of process application, ruling that the extant criminal charges differed in scope, nature and penalty from disciplinary charges previously brought against him during internal police proceedings.
According to SOCU, the court found that Brutus’s application “must fail,” agreeing with prosecutors that disciplinary proceedings and criminal charges are separate legal processes and that the continuation of the criminal matter did not amount to an abuse of process.
Brutus had filed the application in January 2026, seeking to stay certain fraud charges on the basis that they were premised on the same facts which formed the basis of disciplinary proceedings instituted against him under the Police (Discipline) Act and which ultimately resulted in his dismissal.
However, prosecutors argued that disciplinary proceedings are administrative in nature, while criminal charges are brought by the State and carry distinct legal consequences.
SOCU disclosed that the prosecution also maintained that Brutus failed to establish any real prejudice, oppression or unfairness arising from the continuation of the criminal proceedings, with the court ultimately agreeing and dismissing the application in its entirety.
Brutus was first formally charged in October 2024.
