(l-r) David Marchant & PM Gaston Browne
David Marchant, publisher of OffshoreAlert, is at the centre of a public dispute with Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who has denied allegations that he negotiated a US$6 million kickback linked to the sale of the seized Alfa Nero superyacht. The David Marchant OffshoreAlert allegations have prompted Browne to say that legal action may be considered.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has strongly denied allegations published by Offshore Alert publisher David Marchant claiming he personally negotiated a US$6 million kickback in connection with the sale of the seized Russian-linked superyacht Alfa Nero.
The allegations were outlined in an article published by Offshore Alert under the headline alleging Browne negotiated a multimillion-dollar kickback tied to the sale of the vessel.
However, Browne has dismissed the claims as completely false and politically motivated, insisting there is no evidence whatsoever to support the accusations.
“It’s totally untrue. Not a scintilla of evidence to that effect,” Browne told Antigua.news on Tuesday afternoon.
The Prime Minister further accused individuals behind the allegations of engaging in what he described as a deliberate smear campaign aimed at damaging his reputation and undermining Antigua and Barbuda internationally.
“These people are paid mercenaries who seeking to hold individual’s hostage and to extract money by peddling false information,” Browne said during an interview with Shermain Bique-Charles.
The Prime Minister also signaled that legal action is now being considered against Marchant and others involved in circulating the allegations.
“He may just get a suit, just like the others I have sued for defamation,” Browne added.
The Alfa Nero matter has attracted significant international attention since Antigua and Barbuda seized and later sold the luxury vessel after it was abandoned in local waters following sanctions imposed against Russian elites after the invasion of Ukraine.
Government officials have repeatedly defended the handling of the vessel, arguing that Antigua and Barbuda acted lawfully and transparently throughout the process while avoiding the financial burden associated with maintaining the mega-yacht.
Critics of Offshore Alert and its publisher have previously accused the platform of sensationalism and publishing damaging allegations before matters are fully tested in court, particularly in politically sensitive disputes involving offshore finance and international asset recovery.
Browne and others were taken to court in New York, where an asset discovery was ordered covering all wire transfers through the US Clearing House and the Swift system, but no evidence of money laundering was found.
Seems like everybody obsessed with Gaston Browne .
There us 289 pages of evidence and proof of money laundetibg
Bullshit, show me the documents!
This so called investigative journalist or whistle blower has only destroyed lives. He can only do this shit in a rebel country like the US. Tell him to come to the caribbean and try that!
David Marchant isn’t a journalist; he’s just a sleazy jackal who makes money by ruining people’s lives. He’s nothing but a sadist. There are dozens and dozens of articles online that explain who he really is.
When you try to go on the story on his page, he ask for money. He only has a sensational headline to fool people and trick them into reading his shit. I dont understand why the man is not in jail as yet
That’s exactly how he makes his money. If he didn’t live in the United States, he’d have been in jail a long time ago.
Well the people of Antigua relected him in office so clearly we dont give a F about the allegations.
David Marchant is a poor guy https://hackmd.io/@david-marchant/david-marchant-offshorealert
Oh lordddd…. ALFA BERO AGAIN!!!!! Me sick and tyad
If Browne already faced scrutiny in court and investigators found nothing, then repeating allegations without proof starts to look more like agenda than accountability. Antigua deserves facts, not drama