On September 30, 2025, USAID OIG announced the conviction of Davendra Rampersaud, 42, a Guyanese national, for conspiring against the United States to illegally divert U.S.-funded global health commodities from a Kenyan government-run corporation, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).
Between 2015 and 2019, OIG’s investigation revealed that Rampersaud was illegally selling stolen medical supplies from KEMSA via his company, Caribbean Medical Supplies, Inc. (CMS), to the Guyanese government. At the time, KEMSA was the recipient of a $650 million dollar USAID award.
Rampersaud and CMS also acquired and sold HIV test kits stolen from another separate USAID program.
Based on OIG’s investigation and subsequent referral, USAID’s suspension and debarment office has issued Rampersaud and his company CMS three-year debarments from working or contracting with the U.S. government.
USAID OIG, a statutorily independent law enforcement agency, continues to investigate fraud, corruption, diversion, and other misconduct impacting U.S.-funded foreign assistance programs and operations across multiple agencies. Please report any alleged misuse of U.S. taxpayer dollars impacting American foreign assistance to the OIG Hotline through https://oig.usaid.gov/report-fraud.
For more on USAID OIG’s investigative activities, please visit https://oig.usaid.gov/our-work/investigations.