GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The recent U.S. indictment accusing Guyana’s soon-to-be legislative opposition leader of money laundering and other corruption charges won't stand in the way of the billionaire businessman serving in the South American nation’s parliament, experts say.

Azruddin Mohamed, 38, one of Guyana’s wealthiest citizens, is part of a family dynasty that gained its fortune in gold trading, foreign currency exchanges and oil through a family company Mohamed’s Enterprise.

After running a failed campaign for president, Mohamed gained significant political footing in September when he and his newly-formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party scooped up the second highest number of parliamentary seats – 16 of 65 – in Guyana’s elections.

But just as he and other lawmakers we

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