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==Criminal prosecution==
 
==Criminal prosecution==

Revision as of 14:20, 13 August 2016

Person.png John Ashe  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Ashe and Hillary Clinton.jpg
John Ashe shakes hands with Hillary Clinton
Born1954-08-20
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Died2016-06-22 (Age 61)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
Cause of death
Death by barbell accident
NationalityAntiguan
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, Technical Univ. of Nova Scotia, Saint Mary's University
Victim ofPremature death
Former Chairman of the UN GA who died a conveniently timed and unusual death before he was due to testify in court.

Employment.png President of the United Nations General Assembly Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
17 September 2013 - 16 September 2014
Preceded byVuk Jeremić
Succeeded bySam Kutesa

Criminal prosecution

At the time of his death, Ashe had only been charged with tax fraud in connection with the bribes, amid questions about whether diplomatic immunity might preclude any bribery charges. Ashe was accused of receiving at least $500,000 in bribes to use “his official position to obtain for Ng potentially lucrative investments in Antigua,” according to a criminal complaint charging Ng.[1]

Death

Some internet commentators have suggested that his unexpected death may not in fact have been accidental[2] and an anonymous source claimed that prosecutors had intended to use the fact that Ng had funneled money to the DNC during Bill Clinton’s presidency in an effort to link Ashe directly to Hillary Clinton.[3] Ashe was due in court 5 days later with Chinese businessman co-defendant Ng Lap Seng, who is charged with smuggling $4.5 million into the US since 2013 and lying that it was to buy art and casino chips.[2]

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