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Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced over the weekend, on Pointe FM, that Arthur G.B. Thomas, Antiguan lawyer,\u00a0 has resigned as Chairman of the government owned Caribbean Union Bank.<\/p>

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Two weeks ago, Antigua incorporated FTX Holdings, filed for bankruptcy protection citing $10 – 50 billion in Liabilities, in the United States after it was discovered they were utilizing depositors\u2019 money to fund other businesses including buying naming rights to FTX Arena in Miami.<\/p>\n

Arthur Thomas took over from Brian Stewart-Young, Antigua\u2019s Chinese Ambassador, and previous chairman of Caribbean Union Bank, after a host of litigation from depositors unable to withdraw money from their accounts at Global Bank of Commerce, a bank in which Stewart-Young is currently CEO.<\/p>

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The US Justice Department\u2019s FBI and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have all stated they have ongoing investigations into the FTX scandal.<\/p>

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