Ex UN President John Ashe Indicted in Bribery Case

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(CNN) – Former UN General Assembly President John Ashe and three others were indicted Tuesday in an alleged bribery scheme.

The indictment names 61-year-old Ashe, a former UN Ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda and General Assembly President in 2013 and 2014.

Prosecutors claim Ashe took more than $800,000 in bribes from various Chinese businessmen to support business deals in Antigua.

They say the scheme provided Ashe with a vacation in an $850.00-a-night suite in New Orleans and a $30,000 basketball court in his home.

They also say he got $59,000 in tailored clothing, $54,000 in Rolex’s, $40,000 in BMW payments and $69,000 to join a vacation club.

The three others indicted each face counts of bribery conspiracy and bribery.

Prosecutors said they facilitated bribes.