Former UN General Assembly President involved in bribery scandal dies at 61
Thu Jun 23, 2016 03:57:pm World
2.7K By Buchi Obichie
John Ashe, a former U.N. General Assembly President, who was facing criminal charges in a bribery case, has died at 61.
Ashe, a former Ambassador from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, who served in the largely ceremonial post of President of the 193-member nations UN assembly from September 2013 to September 2014, died at his home in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on Wednesday.
His death was confirmed by Sgt. Vincent Ingani, of the Dobbs Ferry Police Department, but he gave no further details.
Ashe was accused by U.S. prosecutors of abusing his position; turning it into a 'platform for profit,' and receiving $1.3million in bribes from Chinese businessmen. He was arrested in October on federal charges.
The alleged conspiracy involves six others including a billionaire Chinese real estate mogul, two diplomats and a humanitarian organization officer.
John Ashe is survived by his wife, Anilla Cherian, and two children.
Ashe, a former Ambassador from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, who served in the largely ceremonial post of President of the 193-member nations UN assembly from September 2013 to September 2014, died at his home in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on Wednesday.
His death was confirmed by Sgt. Vincent Ingani, of the Dobbs Ferry Police Department, but he gave no further details.
Ashe was accused by U.S. prosecutors of abusing his position; turning it into a 'platform for profit,' and receiving $1.3million in bribes from Chinese businessmen. He was arrested in October on federal charges.
The alleged conspiracy involves six others including a billionaire Chinese real estate mogul, two diplomats and a humanitarian organization officer.
John Ashe is survived by his wife, Anilla Cherian, and two children.
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