NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The United States Embassy in Nassau confirmed that a number of documents purporting to be part of an FBI investigation into Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis and other PLP members are not real, EYEWINESS NEWS reported in its online publication on Thursday, September 9.
Several documents have been circulating on social media in recent days claiming that Davis and his party members are under active investigation by US-based organizations. The documents included several bank statements along with letters with US government symbols.
Davis yesterday advised that he has filed a report with the US Embassy over the fake documents for further investigation.
Daniel Durazo, public affairs officer at the US Embassy Nassau, told Eyewitness News: “While US law enforcement generally does not confirm, deny or otherwise comment on the existence or non-existence of an investigation, the documents in question do not appear to be authentic US government documents.”
He noted, however, that the purported bank documents being circulated cannot be authenticated by the embassy.
In a statement on Wednesday, September 8, Mr. Davis alleged that the documents were part of political smear campaign “presumably” released by the Free National Movement (FNM) or its agents amid election season.
The PLP Leader said he had filed a report with the US Embassy over a number of fake documents purporting he and his party are under investigation by the FBI.
The PLP leader said the documents were “presumably” released by the Free National Movement (FNM) or its agents.
“The perpetrators should know that this kind of fraud is taken very seriously and, when proven, carries extremely severe consequences,” Mr. Davis said. “We have already reported the documents to the US Embassy, who have said they will investigate.”
He added: “We are also in discussion with our lawyers to decide what appropriate legal action should be taken here in The Bahamas.”
Davis urged Bahamians to focus on the “real issues” such as the surge in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths as well as the current economic challenges, in order to decide which path the country should go after September 16.”
“As the election draws nearer, we appreciate that desperate people are likely to do increasingly desperate things,” he added.
See EYEWITNESS NEWS story at https://ewnews.com/inauthentic-us-embassy-says-documents-claiming-fbi-is-investigating-progressive-liberal-party-plp-leader-philip-brave-davis-are-not-theirs?fbclid=IwAR1kcLxU3nQ2JXFmHrI5l2tXtMgeSdC0iKUczJn_BUmisOg_iKjRPmiWYPQ
