Former Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) employee Jean-Ann Panton is accused of being the only culprit of the multibillion-dollar scam that has shaken the investment company and the country, but former prime minister and attorney, PJ Patterson has questioned such claim.
Patterson stated, “I know that there is a legal presumption of innocence, to which all accused are entitled. If anyone who thinks that whatever Miss Panton is accused of doing – if, in fact, she did anything – could be done by her alone, must still believe that the world is flat.”
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He was the main speaker at the ‘Let’s get the Record Straight – lest we forget’ seminar sponsored by the People’s National Party (PNP) Outreach Commission in Region 3 on March 6, 2025, at Summit House in St Andrew.
Among the 22 allegations against Panton include theft, forgery, and account falsification. Sprint superstar and Olympics legend, Usain Bolt is one of the complainants in this case.
King’s Counsel Patterson stated that as an experienced lawyer, he focuses on verifiable facts rather than “rumor, speculation, or gossip.”
