ANTIGUAN PEPS WHOSE U.S. BANK ACCOUNTS ARE TARGETED IN THE GASTON BROWNE §1782 CORRUPTION CASE IN SDNY SEEK TO QUASH SUBPOENAS

 

It was bound to happen; the Antiguan Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and related entities, that the claimant in the Russian yacht case, whose records have been subpoenaed in what has been referred to as the GASTON BROWN CORRUPTION CASE, a §1782 Discovery proceeding, have Intervened and now seek to Vacate the Order and Quash the subpoenas granted by a Federal Judge, who found that her counsel had met all the requirements of the statute.

Gaston Browne

Readers who wish to learn all the names of the individuals and companies involved can find them our previous article:

POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS (PEPS) FOUND IN THE GASTON BROWNE ANTIGUA CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF §782 DISCOVERY APPLICATION IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Given the rampant and institutionalized money laundering and corruption that exists in Antigua & Barbuda, these parties obviously want to prevent information about their bank accounts in the United States from becoming known, not only to the claimant, who seeks to recover the value of her property, but also to any third parties, especially the American law enforcement agencies charged with enforcing the criminal laws of the United States, who might later have access to the evidence. We can expect a vigorous and lengthy defense from counsel for the Antiguan PEPs for that reason.