Former Bermuda premier claims he could be facing corruption charges

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Former Premier, Dr Ewart Brown, could be facing corruption charges following a nine-year police investigation.

According to a report in the Royal Gazette newspaper, Brown said that the newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Cindy Clarke, intends to press charges.

Brown, who was premier from 2006 to 2010, has been under investigation since allegations were made about him under oath in the Supreme Court by businessman David Bolden.

Bolden was eventually cleared, along with his wife, Antoinette, of theft and money laundering, but they were found guilty of one count of misleading the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

Brown, who retired from politics when he stepped down as premier, said the accusations were “a lie then and it is a lie now.”

“But more Bermudian taxpayer money will be spent chasing me to my grave when the Bermudian people are crying out for help during a historic time of need, insecurity, and fear,” he said.

The former Premier told the newspaper that “it is a low down, dirty shame because there was no corruption when I was in office. That will be proven after many more millions of taxpayer dollars had been spent.”

Meanwhile, no announcement has been made by the DPP of imminent charges against Brown.

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