Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, claimed that the millions and millions of dollars spent on UK Attorneys could not be released because of national security. Right: Mr Sandip Patel KC alone received over $1.125 million through contracts signed with the Virgin Islands (VI) government between 2023 and 2026. Photo: BBC/GIS

Governor Daniel Pruce. The DPP is alleged to have been forced by the Governor to appeal all of the cases, costing more money from the local treasury. Photo: Facebook

From left: Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (R6), Comptroller of Customs Wade N. Smith, and Lorna Stevens, who were all caught up in the United Kingdom witch-hunt. Photo: Facebook

Both the UK-appointed Governor Daniel Pruce and Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) had repeated the DPP's script about preserving national security, preventing the information from being made public.

The money is being spent as part of a witch-hunt list to lock up locals and police officers who speak out for justice and against double standards and do not go along with corruption in the police force.

The raping of our Treasury

Taxpayers have been raped of more than $2 million in base contracts to two UK King’s Counsels (KC) between 2018 and 2026, according to documents and other information.

Information from the documents shows that a combined $1,522,352 was paid to UK attorneys Sandip Patel KC and John Black KC during that period to help the DPP lock up local residents.

Mr Patel alone received over $1.125 million through contracts signed with the Virgin Islands (VI) government between 2023 and 2026. This figure does not include other allowances and perks while in the Territory. Each contract exceeds $100,000.

The state against the people

The millions and millions of taxpayers' dollars were paid out to put Lorna Stevens, Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), Wade N. Smith, Pamphil Prevost, Simon Powers, Marley Sebastian and Najan Christopher in jail; however, because the cases were bogus, they were all tossed out in the lower courts.

The DPP is alleged to have been forced by the Governor to appeal all of the cases, costing more money from the local treasury. This does not include the two million dollars already spent.

The documents also show that both KC Black and KC Patel listed the same UK address in their contracts with the government, and it’s unclear whether there was a bidding process or whether taxes, Social Security, and National Health Insurance are being paid in the VI.

Where is the outrage?

It gets worse as some seven contracts were signed between Black and the government between 2018 and 2023, amounting to nearly $400,000 in base fees.

With so much money being wasted to place innocent residents behind bars and damage their characters, there has been no protest or criticism by the activist and talk show class on social media. The double standards continue unabated.