Cabinet agrees to special investigator in bribery allegations

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Photo from March 2018, PM Browne on Pointe FM

Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced over the weekend that the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has decided to appoint a special investigator to look into bribery and money laundering allegations against United Progressive Party candidate Dr McChesney Emanuel.

Dr Emanuel has denied fraudulent activities saying that the people making the allegations are on a smear campaign because he is likely to defeat his opponent Charles Max Fernandez in Rural North.

Speaking on Point FM yesterday the prime minister said the authorities in the United States may have a case against Dr. Emanuel.

“He is also in violation of the laws of Antigua and Barbuda as well. So we are going to have to make a determination whether or not we pursue him,” Browne announced.

“In fact, we’ve taken a decision within the cabinet to appoint a special investigator to investigate this matter and to turn it over to the DPP and other law enforcement officers to pursue it, because there is prima facia evidence of a bribe and money laundering.”

“What we will do as well is collaborate with US authorities,” the prime minister told radio listeners.

He is also alleging corruption after revealing that the UPP administration allegedly spent over one million dollars a year for an office for an honorary council in the United States.

“We going to make an example out of somebody and Mac Emanuel, look out for us, you going to be that example” the PM said.

 

 

 

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29 COMMENTS

  1. The Prime Minister should stop protecting White Collar Crimes and make us the people feel that they the politicians will never be held accountable for the crimes they commit. We have seen that with the John Ash scandal and many others that where known before the 2014 election.

    • Yes. Make us the people feel that they the politicians will never be held accountable for the crimes they commit. Your words. Sometimes the tongue speaks what the mind knows.

  2. The DDP and law enforcement could not investigate the IHI scandal where millions of Antigua’s money ended up in politicians foreign bank accounts. Didn’t Rappaport pay back his share of the theft to the treasury. Is Gaston asking the police to continue harassing UPP members? Let any politician in Antigua who has not enriched themselves at the treasury expense head the investigation. You want to bet you won’t find one.
    What about the Odebrecht corruption scandal. Is ok to say the 3million euro bribe was repaid? How did Yearwood amass such a huge fortune that he has to pay his ex-wife millions . How did Gaston get rich? Why was Asot detained In London? You want to investigate white collar crime? Start here. What are you investigating? An alleged $10,000 payment?
    I guess this is one advantage of being the government and having the government’s money to use to try and destroy your opponents.
    I thought parliament was not in session so how can cabinet be making decisions?
    If the US is investing why not wait for the outcome?
    Why is Gaston going after MAC with such vengeance? You ABLPers are the most vindictive hypocrites.
    Advice to Mac, go to the people and expose the smear campaign and desperate measures being employed against you. Fernandez must be in real trouble.

    • Why so scared if Mac is innocent there is nothing to be afraid of. And if investigation is taking place what about the sidewalk in town the fences around the different playing fields and the bathroom that is missing from Yasco? Mek sleeping dogs lie down. If you living in a glass house don’t throw stones…

    • Emanuel doesn’t need Gaston to smear his name. Emanuel has a well-deserved reputation which is unsavory at best, and his actions are all that are needed to see who he really is. I for one welcome the investigation, and hope the sheep’s clothing gets dragged off of this wolf.

  4. My parents used to tell me that Papa Bird would employ certain tactics to discredit and destroy his opponents. Now we know that some behavioural patterns are hereditary and this may also include madness.
    There is a rumour that there is incess in the red house. Maybe we should have a DNA test.
    Hope the ABLP looses the election so that Gaston can be charged with abuse of power.
    By the way why did he not have the news conference? Was he afraid to answer questions?

  9. How can they set up a task force to investigate bribe against a first time runner, and there is so many allegations of criminal activities and bribery going on in that party. Just as the people of St. Peters, ho many of them have received laptop, $1000 dollars and more. Is this tactic planned to scare the people, I hope not

  10. Gaston you sound like a two bit dictator. Please don’t act like one. We still believe in honesty, integrity and democracy in Antigua.

  12. GASTON BROWN, YOU ARE A VERY SICK INDIVIDUAL, YOH REALLY SHOULD HAVE A PHYCOLOGYCAL EVALUATION DONE BEFORE THE ELECTION, VENGEANCE IS MINE SAID THE LORD, THESE ARE NOT THE WORD OF LUCIFER, ANTIGUANS WILL BE SURPRISED THAT YOU ARE WANTED INTERNATIONALLY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FORMER AMBASSADOR JAMES WITH BRIBERY? YOU GASTON BROWN ALONG WITH YOUR SPOUSE WILL BE IMPEACHED,, THE LAST 2 INDIVIDUALS THAT WENT UP AGAINST EMANUEL, 1 IS DEAD THE OTHER IS IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR LIFE, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR, EMANUEL WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD ON A PLATTER AFTER THE ELECTION YOU & YOUR CRONIES

  13. PM, PLEASE SHOW US COPY OF YOUR CERTIFICATE FROM THE UK SHOWING THAT YOU REALLY GRA8 FROM UNIVERSITY, UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF SUCH, WHERE’S YOUR SPOUSE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT? IS SHE YOUR DAUGHTER OR YOUR PARTNER? THE ABLP IS FAMOUS FOR INCEST, PEOPLE IN THE DIASPORA SAID THAT SHE DOESN’T NOT REPRESENT ANTIGUA. SCHOOL CHILDREN SAID THAT SHE’S TOO CHILDISH & IMMATURE, SHE LACKS MATURITY, EMANUEL WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD ON A PLATTER, YOU HAVE FINALLY BARKED UP THE WRONG TREE, YOU WILL LIVE TO REGRET IT, THIIS A MAN WHO WILL GET HIS POUND OF FLESH!!!!!!!!

        • Gutter politics as usual you can’t find any issues to discuss on this forum. Why revert to these nasty false rumors. To the editors on this site can’t you monitor theses the comments here. This can be a very informative site but sometimes the level of nastiness is just a big mind changer

  14. To all comment makers watch y’all blood pressure. I don’t think MBS have enough pressure tablets. Lol😂😂😂

  15. What about that so called medical transcript course that the Antigua Investment Authrioty was running in which Mac was the chairman of the board. What has become of it. An investigation should be run into that.

    • FAKE NEWS!! YOU ARE ONE OF WANNABE PUPPETS, WHAT HAPPENED THEY JUST PULLED YOUR STRING??? HOW SAD, WILL YOU HAVE FOOD AFTER THE ELECTION? I AM ALLERGIC TO PORK & PORGY….YOU GUYS COULD MESS UP A WET D…M

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