The multi-million-dollar biofuel fraud court case involving Lev Dermen and Jacob Kingston continued today, Monday, February 10th in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with revealing testimonies. According to a report from News 5 Live, Kingston told the court that United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader-elect, Honourable John Saldivar was said to have received money from Lev Dermen in 2012.
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Kingston’s testimony indicates that Dermen gave Saldivar ‘stacks of cash’ of $10,000US during a trip to Belize in 2012. The testimony further adds that Saldivar used his ministry’s boat to take Kingston and Dermen on a trip to southern Belize. A picture of Dermen beside Belizean military vessels was presented as evidence in court.
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Saldivar has denied receiving funds from Dermen. Sitting Prime Minister Dean Barrow has yet to comment following Kingston’s testimony. Barrow told the media at a press conference on January 15, 2020, that if such bribery allegations could be proved, he would fire the guilty minister from Cabinet.
We will continue following this story.