Guyanese-Canadian Woman Fined US$7,000 in Barbados Bribery Scheme

Guyanese-born Canadian national Ingrid Rosemary Innes, a former chief executive of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL), has been sentenced to time served and fined US$7,000 after admitting her role in a money-laundering conspiracy involving former Barbadian government minister Donville Inniss.

Innes appeared on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, before United States (US) District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in the Eastern District of New York, where she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. She was also ordered to pay a US$100 court assessment and barred from entering the United States.

The 71-year-old, who was born and raised in Guyana before moving to Canada, expressed remorse before the court. Her lawyers also pointed to her ongoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, a condition that the judge considered in determining the sentence.