Usain Bolt’s lawyer accuses Jamaican govt of negligence in sprint legend’s $6m loss
Usain Bolt’s lawyer, Linton Gordon, has fiercely criticized efforts to blame the sprint legend for the loss of his $6 million investment with Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL).
“There now appears to be an organized effort to shift blame onto the Honorable Usain Bolt for his loss—when he is guilty of nothing more than investing in the country that he loves,” said Linton Gordon in a statement on Friday.
“This is a textbook case of victim-blaming, and it appears to be an attempt to absolve the government of its failure to protect the public and those defrauded by SSL.
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“Even more concerning is the apparent attempt to silence victims and manipulate the narrative about who is truly responsible for this large-scale fraud, which has left hundreds of...