Antony Blinken, US Secretary of state informed initial nomination of the first coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecution. He disclosed, a very experienced Department of Justice Prosecution, Michael Ben’Ary would take up this role. The appointment was discussed with CARICOM Heads of Government by Blinken last week.
The United State Secretary of state, in announcing Ben’Ary’s appointment, clarified that CARICOM and the US working to address the common importance of curtailing the rising surge of violent crime.
Blinken detected that fierce crime was critically impacting communities across the region, special attention to young individuals, undercutting foreign investments, effecting local businesses and diminishing citizen trust in their government.
He informed that the congress approved the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. New federal provisions were included, that elevate criminal penalties up to 15 years in jail for straw purchases, traffickers.
The United State Secretary of state explained that this is an instrument that’s vital for the accountability for those who smuggle U.S weapons to the Caribbean. He added that the U.S stand by the creation of CARICOM’s latest Crime Gun Intelligence Unit, improving the sharing of information among law enforcement agencies and establishing the capacity of countries to inspect gun – related crimes.
Kamala Harris United States Vice President, informed that Joe Biden administration is dedicated to disrupt Caribbean’s firearms trafficking.
Michael Ben’Ary has extensive background in tax evasion, and was a part of the prosecution team with Investigations resulting in charges being brought against two former UBS bankers, the third highest tanking executive at UBS, a Swiss attorney, a Liechtenstein banker and 16 former UBS clients in 2010.
Resulting from the deferred prosecution agreement in February 2009, the IRS encouraged Americana in a six months program, to willingly disclose the presence of their hidden offshore bank accounts, in exchange the IRS arranged to reduced penalties and avoid prosecution of the taxpayer.
In excess of 14,000 taxpayers communicated with the IRS as a result, repatriated to the United States billions of dollars coming into tax compliance.
