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AG questions handling of Lahey and Port Royal lawsuits

Ewart Brown issues challenge to Trevor Moniz over Lahey lawsuit

August 2, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Attorney General Kathy Simmons has questioned the handling of two high profile lawsuits by her predecessor Trevor Moniz, saying that no local government lawyers were involved and that the files are not in government’s custody. But former AG Moniz insisted in a statement that all was above board and the files were held by the…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ewart Brown, Kathy Simmons, Port Royal, Zane DeSilva

Lahey files motion to dismiss Bermuda’s lawsuit

April 14, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Lahey hospital has asked a court to dismiss a complaint against it by the government of Bermuda alleging a bribery and racketeering conspiracy with former Premier Ewart Brown. In court papers filed today, Lahey describes the complaint as “baseless” and politically motivated. The dismissal motion comes two months after Attorney General Trevor Moniz filed the…...

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Ewart Brown rebuts corruption allegations, says Attorney General made a “terrible mistake”

90 minute interview with former premier Ewart Brown

March 10, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Former premier Ewart Brown has given a point by point rebuttal to allegations of corruption made in a lawsuit against Lahey clinic. In a 90 minute interview with Think Media yesterday, Brown insisted that the allegations that he engaged in a healthcare fraud with Lahey clinic were groundless. He told us his lawyers were preparing…...

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Ewart Brown will be exonerated – DeSilva

February 19, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Lahey Clinic lawsuit names former premier Ewart Brown as a co-conspirator in a racketeering scheme to bilk Bermuda's healthcare market. Lahey and the former premier have denied the allegations

Opposition MP Zane DeSilva is confident that his friend and former cabinet colleague Ewart Brown will be exonerated from allegations of bribery and corruption. DeSilva spoke to us on Friday at the House of Assembly as legislators filed out on the lunch break. He is the only MP to come out strongly to the defence of…...

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Police break in to Ewart Brown’s clinics for search and seizure operation

February 13, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Police searched the premises of the medical clinics of former premier Ewart Brown on February 11 and 12, 2017

Bermuda police broke into, and conducted a two day search and seizure operation at, the medical clinics owned by former Premier Ewart Brown over the weekend. After forcing their way into the clinics, about half a dozen officers spent hours inside the buildings and securing the premises. Representatives and employees of the clinics were not…...

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Police Commissioner loses bid to halt Reddy lawsuit

Corruption, fraud and money laundering investigation said to be nearing completion

January 25, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday rejected a bid to stop judicial review proceedings brought by physician Mahesh Reddy against the Commissioner of Police. But the court heard that a long running police investigation into corruption, money laundering and fraud is nearing completion and police are hopeful that criminal charges would be laid soon. In a…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ewart Brown, Mahesh Reddy

Top UK QCs in Mahesh Reddy v Police Commissioner

December 18, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Former UK Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith, QC, is to represent physician Mahesh Reddy in his case against the police commissioner. He will be squaring off against Anesta Weekes QC who has been engaged by the Bermuda police service and will be asking the court to strike out Dr Reddy’s judicial review application, according to…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anesta Weekes, Ewart Brown, Mahesh Reddy, Peter Goldsmith

Dr Reddy: Police raid was abusive, “wholly unnecessary”

Alleges harassment and intimidation by Bermuda Police and US Homeland Security, authorities pressure doctor to incriminate Ewart Brown in health fraud and money laundering

August 29, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Mahesh Reddy is chief medical officer of BHCS

US and Bermuda law enforcement harassed and intimidated Dr Mahesh Reddy in order to get him to provide incriminating evidence against former premier Ewart Brown, according to a court filing. In a sworn affidavit seen by Politica, Dr Reddy outlines law enforcement action against him – including being stopped and questioned at the airport on…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bermuda health care services, Ewart Brown, health fraud, Mahesh Reddy, money laundering

Health Council bill an attack on doctors – Brown

July 14, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Complaint against Lahey clinic alleges racketeering which cost Bermuda millions

New proposals to regulate health service providers are an attack on Bermuda’s doctors, according to former Premier Ewart Brown. Government attempted to pass a bill granting the Bermuda Health Council a host of new regulatory powers on 8 July, but the measures were put on hold after they failed to withstand scrutiny by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party and…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bermuda Health Council, BPS, Ewart Brown

Doctor’s arrest “politically motivated” – Ewart Brown

Former premier says he is being harassed because he challenged the authority of the Governor and accepted Uighur refugees

June 21, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Complaint against Lahey clinic alleges racketeering which cost Bermuda millions

Former Premier Ewart Brown has claimed that he is facing a campaign of harassment because of decisions taken while in office such as granting asylum to four former prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. And Bermuda police is to face legal action for the “unwarranted” arrest of physician Mahesh Reddy whose home was searched in an early…...

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