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Jack Warner will be recorded as one of the most enigmatic politicians of our time. His popularity as a politician in Trinidad belies the underhand dealings he has been associated with through the years in his capacity as Vice President of FIFA and Czar of the football operations in Trinidad.

The David Simmons report logged on BU blog World Cup 2014: Mohamed Bin Hammam, Jack Warner and Corruption @FIFA exposed Warner for who he is,  corrupt to the very core. BU unsuccessfully requested from Warner’s staff a copy of the Affidavit he (Warner)

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threatened to have filed against Simmons. People like Warner perpetuate the perception that politicians – especially when Black – are thieves and must not be trusted.

BU joins with millions around the world in the hope Swiss authorities will be able to make the charges stick.

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382 responses to “Jack Warner Arrested”

  1. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    David! David!

    This is good, even great, but we have some banks, big banks, which committed the largest crimes known to man, LIBOR fixing etc, and up to date only a single individual has been given a slap on the ‘finger’.

    Those crimes affect far more people, has the world in a perceived depression. Now we known that FIFA is a global dictatorship committing crimes as a result of its very nature. We see the Swiss have also started a judicial process into the award of 2018 and 2022 games.

    We are afraid these arrests or warrants will only serve to cover up the real structural crimes that are FIFA. Present Warner et al, as a ‘peace’ offering. That is not good enough!

  2. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    Six major banks were fined according to this report.

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-21/us-britain-fine-top-banks-nearly-6-bn-for-forex-libor-abuses/6485510

  3. D Ingrunt Word Avatar
    D Ingrunt Word

    It will be interesting to see how this plays out and what other sewage is washed out with the flushing of these FIFA stallions.

    Maybe, just maybe the Caribbean connection and its investigative details might wash down some info re other related parties and give info on matters dearer to our hearts closer to home. That is often the joy (or pain, depending on the side you sit) of big investigations like this. The collateral sweep of info.

    From an operational perspective it would also be great to learn what was the tipping point to get the FBI stuck in on this (apart from having an inside informant in the person of Glazer) some 3-4 years ago. After all, corruption was rampant in FIFA for generations.

    And to the other blogger’s point, there are so many big corruption matters that need to be investigated and prosecuted so hopefully success here gets the FBI the free license to go harder at others.

  4. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ David

    If you had the ability to print any amount of money you liked, had a printing press in your basement, we could charge you even tens of billions and it wouldn’t matter, to you, either.

    We are talking about putting corporations in jail, since they are legal persons with more rights that natural people. We talking about all the senior officials being hung. We are talking about crimes committed against every human being on earth, or mars, by banksters. These crimes may Warner et al Sunday school boys.

  5. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    You of all people know this will NEVER happen. Bankers from back in the day have controlled the world. The exponential adoption of the fractional reserve banking system has cemented it unless there is a collapse.

  6. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    Let’s not worry ourselves too much about FIFA. It seems that corruption is being rooted out all over the world, except here in Barbados. If you examine the record, it would appear that Barbados is the cleanest corruption free in the world, even though we have politicians who become multimillionaires from pauper in a few years after appointment to Cabinet.

    We have too much filth in this country to be bothered or even rejoice about Warner, who could bring down people here if he rolls over.

  7. David Avatar
    David

    @Caswell

    What about the opportunity it affords to discuss the Jack Ronald association?

  8. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    But David

    We don’t believe the Swiss should be extraditing anybody to the US, either.

    The Americans are the biggest criminals in the world. We learn the crimes we practice from them.

    Maybe they are prepared to sacrifice the Qataris to give the Russian a diplomatic bleedy nose. We think that will be the angle. So Warner el al are merely to be sacrificial lambs!

  9. D Ingrunt Word Avatar
    D Ingrunt Word

    David, for all practical purposes the fines are the least of the banks concerns, I wouldn’t say they are irrelevant as the amounts are not small in several cases, but they essentially become a business expense.

    What angers many onlookers like myself – and Pacha I presume – is that there are practically no indictments (criminal or otherwise) against these major misdeeds.

    Despite the legal shroud of incorporation and the ‘protection’ it offers there are often still clear paths to go after individuals or indeed the corporation itself for indictments.

    That is the rub. That can cause major corporate and economic damage and thus is a political no-no. That’s where we see that life in all its guises is continuously orchestrated.

    One quick example of how devastating an indictment can be would be the Enron case. The big accounting firm Arthur Anderson was effectively dissolved as a result of their proven malfeasance there. That sir, rocked an entire industry of monied people.

    Their lawyers and lobbyist (the monied folk, that is) will do all possible to ensure such like than does not happen again.

    So when some of those banks skirted real, real close to indictments re the LIBOR collusion/interest fixing, mortgage securities and other issues which would have seen them precluded from offering on government bonds and other major business – essentially shutting them down – they readily and quickly agreed to some hefty fees.

    As I recall in all cases there were no ‘admissions of wrong doing’. Thus, a mere business expense.

    Customers always pay for a corporation’s business expense so what’s to worry about with the fines!

  10. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    Maybe maybe the geopolitical machinations unraveling here may bear some fruit palatable for local consumption given the actors involved.

  11. are-we-there-yet Avatar
    are-we-there-yet

    Good news!
    I wonder what Ronald Jones is thinking today. If Jack Warner was really arrested, that is.

  12. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ David

    Dream on!

    It will be business as usual…………..until the masses of people rise in revolution!

    None of this can be changed otherwise.

  13. D Ingrunt Word Avatar
    D Ingrunt Word

    “Maybe they are prepared to sacrifice the Qataris to give the Russian a diplomatic bleedy nose. We think that will be the angle..”

    Good point…I was trying to grasp the tipping point for this FIFA investigation now and that Russian angle is absolutely as solid as any other.

    Caswell, of course everyone should care about the FIFA investigation on the local level.

    You are informed enough to recall that it was a US led investigation via I believe their Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – or some variant of it at that time – that finally led to the prosecution of O’Halloran and the major political corruption he had spawned.

    Perhaps this spear point cause the type of blood letting that allows you and others to triage or NOT our locally sick and corrupt patients. One can only hope.

  14. John Hanson 1781-1782, I SERVE 1788-1792 BARBADOES, Avatar
    John Hanson 1781-1782, I SERVE 1788-1792 BARBADOES,

    Caswell Franklyn May 27, 2015 at 6:28 AM @

    We still calling names of the crooks we know of in Barbados , Until we remove these bitches and put different people in place to look back at them ,David Simmons is one who also needs to be arrested, as far back when he was AG of Barbados, It seems his wife played a roll also,

  15. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    Let it rip, David. Let it rip.

    >

  16. Anne Avatar
    Anne

    Interesting that Stepp Blatter did not know about this…FIFA is the Mafia of Sports. Corruption at the highest level..but you know what, it will be business as usual… Such a shame.

  17. John Hanson 1781-1782, I SERVE 1788-1792 BARBADOES, Avatar
    John Hanson 1781-1782, I SERVE 1788-1792 BARBADOES,

    Total fines per bank (US dollars)

    Barclays Bank $2.38 billion

    Citigroup $1.27 billion

    JPMorgan Chase $892 million

    Royal Bank of Scotland $669 million

    UBS $545 million

    Bank of America $205 million @

    Looking at these fines and the players, Now to see and know what part Barclays played in Barbados with Sir Cow and Sir Ham.Remember Barbados seem clean because no one here gets charged, Many Ministers in bed with the banks and lawyers

  18. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ D Ingrunt

    This is colonialism at work.

    Even it you are not a US citizen or permanent resident but merely dealt, did a financial transaction in US dollars, in third countries, the empire’s laws mark you as one to be deported to their dungeons. LOL

  19. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Pacha
    ….so what are you saying?
    you want everything or nothing?

    It is clearly only a start, ….probably too little too late, …and likely done with ulterior motives, however it is ALWAYS a welcome sight when such criminals get busted and exposed…

    LOL
    …there will be many other sports executives who must now think twice before travelling on their regular jaunts to these 5 star destinations….
    …never know what information the FBI holds on past deals …..or when they will act..

    The US justice system has a way of bribing accused persons to be ‘tell-tale-tits’…

    Ha ha ha
    Let us see if some travel patterns change now….

  20. BMcDonald Avatar
    BMcDonald

    Could it be that the immediate objective is to disrupt Friday’s election of a President for FIFA? If so, this effort has apparently failed, as the election goes ahead and Sepp Blatter is expected to win. The effort by some North Atlantic Football Federations(countries) to derail 2018 World cup in Russia and 2022 World cup in Qatar has been floundering and failing to find traction. It is important that access to the documents supporting any extradition requests be given broad publicity in the interests of justice.

  21. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    A transaction they deem illegal, immoral —- paying bribes etc. As tough it were possible to do international business without making some kinds of payments, ex gratia. LOL

    Of course, these law are selective asserted. Mitt Romney paid or received bribes for the Salt Lake City Winter Games and nothing happened to him. Obama will be the first ex-President to be a billionaire, the reason he’s fighting so hard for TPP, a la Bill Clinton. The presidency itself is a corruption, but they will have none of it.

    In the US, it’s better for the ‘unconnected’ to commit murder than to play with those people money systems. When you do that there will search heaven and earth to find you.

    This is one reason we try to avoid the green back.

  22. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    are-we-there-yet May 27, 2015 at 6:49 AM #

    “Good news! I wonder what Ronald Jones is thinking today. If Jack Warner was really arrested, that is.”

    Yes, AWTY, this may be good news. But how does Ronald Jones fit into this scenario, since it is unlikely Jack Warner would have provided the BFA with funds from his corrupt practices?

    At this stage we do not have enough information to form a reasonable opinion on this matter, and without such, any conclusion will be speculative.

    Even if one were to assume there was an “unprofessional” association between Warner and Jones, whereby exchanges of cash were transacted from the former to the latter, Jones could easily argue he thought the funds came from a legitimate source, (FIFA), especially if he could proved he used those funds for its intended purposes; (i.e. the development of football in Barbados) and he could accurately or reasonably account for cash disbursements

    However, the evidence available relative to Warner’s financial activities, suggests he used his funds, whether acquired legally or illegally, to finance his political ambitions.

  23. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ Bushie

    That justice will never give peace when it is cock-eyed.

    What justice can we get from the most unjust nation on earth.

    Only a selective appearance of justice in the service of self.

  24. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Artax
    “…..Jones could easily argue he thought the funds came from a legitimate source, (FIFA), especially if he could proved he used those funds for its intended purposes; (i.e. the development of football in Barbados) and he could accurately or reasonably account for cash disbursements”
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    LOL ha ha ha
    Sometimes you can write some shiite hear….?
    If shit had wings um would fly too…..

  25. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Pacha
    …so what are you complaining about?
    “half a loaf is better than no bread”

  26. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ Bushie

    But there would be more guns too. LOL

  27. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    No Bushie

    We have never considered you a person reliant on the Devil to battle Satan!

  28. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    The FIFA official arrested are from Latin America and the Caribbean who are being charged in connection with corruption relating to tournaments in those areas. What about officials from Asia Europe, Australia and Africa who are also known to pocket large bribes in connection with the awarding of World Cup venues etc? The World Cup in 2006 was supposed to go to South Africa and the NZ representative for one voted against the express orders of his Govt for Germany, there were a few other votes that also went to Germany that swayed the results. Its business as usual for those other officials everyone knows that the Quataris paid millions of dollars for the 2022 World Cup and incidentally has anyone read about the virtual slave labour who are building the venues?

    Is there a statute of limitations for these charges? Will officials from the IOC face charges? How did Atlanta get the games in 1996? There is a story to be told there …….

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/migrant-workers-dying-qatar-world-cup

  29. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    I have no sympathy for the Jack Warner(s) of this world, let’s face it even without the charges the man was as arrogant as can be. I remember he had a dispute with the Canadian soccer body and he literally threatened to take up the FIFA football and go home.

    However the US is laying charges against officials of a Worldwide organisation presumably because some members broke the laws of the USA so we can assume some of the bribe money came from US sources or is lodged in US bank accounts hence we have money laundering and Switzerland is prepared to extradite them (no wonder Assange won’t leave the Peruvian Embassy but that’s another story).

    It is to laugh that FIFA hired a US investigator to investigate these accusations and despite his findings FIFA gave itself a clean slate essentially saying there is nothing to see here folks let’s move along.

    Earlier in the blog reference was made to the Banks being fined re LIBOR etc. unless someone goes to jail these criminal acts will continue in one form or another. The traders will continue to bank (pardon the pun) large bonuses from their actions and the big brass will continue to claim we know “nuttin bout nutting” but the bottom line will continue to grow, the fines are just a cost of doing business.

  30. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Sargeant
    …obviously the key to the whole affair is Blazer’s “melodies”…..and he has details on Concacaf.
    The theory is that as the net widens, more (jail)birds will get into “singing” and more will be drawn into the loop…

    @ Pacha
    You seem to have a serious problem with any approaches other than your own strategic ‘break down and build back’ methodology….
    What you will find however, is that even when you go to all that trouble, the UNDERLYING problems will recur and you will be back to square 1.

    The problems that we face lie in the corrupted hearts of men….
    ..and the solution is in changing the NATURE of such inbuilt corruption….

    Words that comes to mind are…
    LOVE
    REDEMPTION
    righteousness
    honesty
    self-less-ness

    Even if you mash up every shiite…and restart without these qualities, you are guaranteed the same outcomes…

    BTW…
    Bushie don’t rely “on the Devil to battle Satan”, …but why would the bushman complain about attempts (flawed as they are) to bring clear criminals to justice….?

  31. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    Bush Tea May 27, 2015 at 8:05 AM #

    “LOL ha ha ha …… Sometimes you can write some shiite hear….? If shit had wings um would fly too…..”

    I agree Bushie, I have the ability to do that at times, uh getting old, so forgive muh.

    However, many will agree we are both guilty of the same charge, except in some cases your shiite is so long, it makes me wonder if you took a strong dose of epsom salts.

  32. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    @ Bushie

    You have well misunderstood us.

    This breakdown/buildback mentality is not ours. When you agreed with us last night we had argued that history was non-linear. That it breaks itself down and builds itself back. We should not pretend to have total control of history or the future.

    If anything we would prefer the world of yesterday in many ways, so we’re conservative in some fashion. Not given to the narrative you paint.

    Our issue is that the most illegal, wicked, government ever on the face of earth should not be in the seat of judgement over world countries, its peoples.

    You are the one with inconsistency. You have spent much time engaging the wickedness of the Americans but because their current actions, viz a viz Jack Warner, you are willing to praise the Devil for doing something right. That is an emotional response!

  33. Sargeant Avatar
    Sargeant

    Here is an excerpt from an article in NYT

    “Law enforcement officials said much of the inquiry involves Concacaf, one of the six regional confederations that compose FIFA. Concacaf — which stands for Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football — includes major countries like the United States and Mexico, and also tiny ones like Barbados and Montserrat”

    The knock on the door at the exclusive hotel wasn’t room service……

    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/27/sports/soccer/the-fifa-officials-charged-with-corruption.html

  34. David Avatar
    David

    @Sargeant

    You had to find the name Barbados didn’t you.

  35. Colonel Buggy Avatar
    Colonel Buggy

    are-we-there-yet May 27, 2015 at 6:49 AM #

    Good news!
    I wonder what Ronald Jones is thinking today. If Jack Warner was really arrested, that is.
    …………………………………………………………………………………..
    He would be wise to take his boss’s advice. Get a lawyer. We are still not sure why the acting PM’s rug was abruptly yanked from under him by the same boss.

  36. FearPlay Avatar
    FearPlay

    Midday news on VOB indicates that extradition proceedings have already started for Mr Warner to be handed over to the US authorities. He was his usual cocky self. Now all we have to do is to get the FBI to trace some Clico money through the US banking system and then to take action as appears as if nothing will ever happen here.

  37. dreamstarworld Avatar
    dreamstarworld

    https://barbadosunderground.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/crooks-tax-dodgers-scurrilous-sporting-soccer-officials-how-are-fifa-executives-able-to-get-away-with-highway-robbery-while-petty-criminals-do-hard-time/

  38. David Avatar
    David

    Both Warner sons pled guilty: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-fifa-officials-and-five-corporate-executives-indicted-racketeering-conspiracy-and

  39. David Avatar
    David

    Here is a BBC spin on it-

  40. The Reverend Smi Lee Phace Avatar
    The Reverend Smi Lee Phace

    As isly says, boo hoo Terry, you have been BUSTED (pointless exclamation, no smiley face).

    https://barbadosunderground.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/the-wisdom-of-solomon-why-world-leaders-can-be-compared-to-the-sons-of-mahol-and-how-obeisance-to-the-black-obelisk-of-calah-make-pawns-of-men/

  41. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    Since all will be looking at this posting , I am asking here after reading in Barbados Today the news in which Ryan Straughn’s crying shame on what happening at our Central Bank under the watch of Dr. DeLisle Worrell, I must ask if Dr. Worrell hates Barbados for not allowing him to be Governor of the Bank when he was younger and sane, looking at the man face tells a lot, thank God he have no children , may be that why he is the way he is

  42. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    HAS JACK WARNER BEEN ARRESTED?

  43. Gabriel Avatar
    Gabriel

    Hants
    Short answer.No.However the US have started the extradition ball rolling.It should be interesting to see how this request plays out given that Ish and Steve are in the same boat for over 10 years now.Deep pockets have a way of getting the goal post moved all the time.

  44. David Avatar
    David

    Latest report is that Jack surrendered to the Police.

  45. Fractured BLP Avatar
    Fractured BLP

    Jack Warner was this afternoon brought before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar. He arrived at the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court at around 3.40p.m. An hour before, Warner surrendered to police officers at the Fraud Squad, Police Headquarters, Port of Spain. He came following news that police had obtained a warrant for his arrest.

    ———–—

    Hants

    From the above story, taken moments ago from the online version of the Trinidad Express, it seems as though Warner has been finally cornered.

    Only time will tell the actual outcome.

  46. Fractured BLP Avatar
    Fractured BLP

    David

    Can you use your investigative skills to ascertain any truth the rumour making the rounds that a similar extradition request have been made to the Stuart Administtstion to have Mia Mottley arrested for being a BITING MENACE to women of this country?

  47. David Avatar
    David

    @Fractured BLP

    Unfortunately all of BU resources currently consumed investigating whether there is a Jones connection!

  48. Fractured BLP Avatar
    Fractured BLP

    Ok David

    All the best on your venture
    Be careful how you treat a sleeping giant…called Jonesy.

  49. ac Avatar
    ac

    not interested in the story ,,however the article

    in the Us news and world report would make interesting reading ,separating facts from fiction while dissolving speculation and any perceptions

    FIFA leadership arrested

    http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/05/27/soccer-world-shocked-by-fifa-raids

  50. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    @ AC
    @ Fractured
    All you Yard ducks, will one day be arrested one way or the other for as sure as night come after day, God don’t sleep

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