MP Algernon Watts warns that the law firm pursuing Tief King and his gang is among the world’s heaviest hitters.
It takes a lot to persuade “a U.S. federal judge to issue subpoenas, and a high-profile law firm involved,” Watts says in Antigua Observer.
“Martin De Luca, of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, told the Associated Press they’re digging deep into what happened with the Alfa Nero sale. That’s not just any law firm, that’s the same one that’s gone toe-to-toe with governments and billionaires. So when they show up asking questions about money, you stop. You listen. You start connecting dots,” the opposition MP writes.
The huge law firm “went after Microsoft for the U.S. government, defended Al Gore in Bush v. Gore” in 2000, and “regularly” represents “billionaires, foreign governments, and Fortune 500 Companies.
“And leading the charge in this matter is Martin De Luca, a senior attorney known for tracking money across borders like a bloodhound. When he told the Associated Press that they’re scrutinizing Antigua’s handling of the Alfa Nero sale, it wasn’t idle talk. If Boies Schiller is involved, it means this country’s dealings aren’t just making headlines—they’re under a magnifying glass, and the questions coming are not the kind you can dance around with PR,” says Watts, who says he read the court filings and traced the timelines.
“And the more you dig, the more it feels like the Alfa Nero didn’t just bring controversy – it revealed a faultline.”
