CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet celebrated and applauded the Federal Judge sitting in New York following his decision to halt the unjustified and overbroad subpoenas seeking bank records and electronic transfer documentation, dating back more than 5 years.
The controversy arose following the sale of the superyacht Alfa Nero a little more than one year ago; the claimant, claiming ownership of the vessel, in the motion filed, made a request of the Federal Court to compel the release of a slew of unrelated financial statements and documents.
The law firm representing the Prime Minister and several other individuals and businesses, pointed to the overbroad demand of the subpoenaed documents that have no bearing on the sale of the yacht.
There is evidence that the opposition political party provided an American investigator with misleading information, when he visited Antigua; those fictitious and untruthful remarks formed the basis of a 68-page report upon which the Claimant relied.
The Russian Claimant has until 21 April to respond to the Judge’s order.
