Blake sues jailed Watson for $100k legal fees loan
(CNS): Bruce Blake, a former vice president of the Cayman Islands Football Association, is suing his one-time close friend and business associate, Canover Watson, a former treasurer of CIFA, for $100,000 that he claims he loaned him for his legal fees back in 2014. Blake said he had an oral agreement with Watson and sent him the money in November that year, which Watson confirmed he had received. At the time, Watson was charged with corruption offences in relation to the hospital CarePay scandal.
Watson was eventually found guilty of five of the seven counts in 2016 and was jailed for seven years. He was also found to have benefited to the tune of more than $5 million from the fraud, which the prosecution sought to collect through the proceeds of crime law, taking most of his assets.
Watson was jailed again in 2023 in a CONCACAF fraud case. This time, Blake was also jailed but received a lesser sentence than Watson, as they were convicted of different offences. While Blake was given a two-year sentence for false accounting, Watson was handed an eight-year term for a long list of offences and remains at HMP Northward.
However, Blake is claiming that Watson never repaid the debt to his former CIFA colleague, and the legal papers were served to him in prison earlier this month.
Blakes stated in the documents that he issued a demand for the loan to be paid back in October last year, which was also delivered to the jail. According to the statement of claim, Watson has not responded to Blake’s demand letter, and no payments have been made on the outstanding debt.
Despite Watson’s incarceration and the seizure by the crown of his assets, Blake is seeking the court’s help in getting his money back, along with the accumulated interests, which is approaching another $25,000.
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I feel so bad for him. If you can’t trust your criminal partner who can you trust?
No honor among thieves.
There’s just no honour among thieves anymore.
Wow. No shame whatsoever.
This is hilarious! Two crooked clowns. Love the pics.
Criminals suing criminals about their ill gotten gains or losses. They had better join the back of the long queue for justice.
…”crabs in a bucket…”
Meanwhile back in Peachtree City, Jeff Webb is living in his mansion, awaiting his pardon from fellow con-artist Trump and laughing it up at Conover an Bruce!!
Word is that Jeff Webb is singing like a bird.
To whom exactly? Did you not read the news that Blatter and Platini were acquitted of corruption charges?
He should ask some of the other people involved to pass the hat. They’ve been living good lives without spending time in jail.
IYKYK
UDP government ministers , on the freebie trip , looking the other way, then ran for cover as soon as Webb was arrested.
“I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today”.
Couldn’t continue to happen to two nicer people. The continued self-implosion sums up their characters.
Next thing we know Jeff Webb will be suing Canover. Then maybe the ‘fourth man’….then again maybe not.
no honour amongst thieves.
a couple of fine caymanians.
10:32am. Caymanians? Really!!
Jamaicans with Status
It seems unrealistic to expect financial compensation from someone who was involved in illegal activities and ended up facing consequences. With valuable belongings lost and little to rely on, it’s puzzling that this discredited lawyer believes he can recover $125,000, including interest, from a situation that has already been heavily strained. It raises questions about whether he has a hidden resource to tap into upon his release, which is something we should keep an eye on.
Oh, you can pretty much guarantee that is the case.
Proceeds of Crime Act.
Steal from a thief and you will never get rich.
A lawyer trying to rely on an oral agreement existing, good luck clown.
God bless Jeff Webb.
If they were dogs they would be barking. let them bark.
Especially if that oral agreement was with a slippery snake like Watson.