Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, has strongly refuted allegations of financial impropriety amid a U.S. federal judge’s ruling allowing attorneys for Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov to subpoena financial records related to the sale of the seized Alfa Nero megayacht.

A New York judge granted permission on Monday for Guryeva-Motlokhov’s legal team to issue subpoenas seeking financial records from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the U.S.-based Clearing House Payments Co. However, Browne and other government officials involved in the sale must first be notified before the subpoenas can be served.

Martin De Luca, an attorney with Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, told AP News, “The financial records will speak for themselves.”

Browne, in a forceful response, dismissed the move as part of a “spiteful vendetta” fueled by the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) and foreign interests. He insisted that “not a red cent was diverted or unaccounted for” and maintained that all financial records related to the sale have been transparent, with wire transfers available for scrutiny, minus confidential account numbers.

The Prime Minister accused the UPP of using “stale propaganda” and aligning with “foreign forces” in an attempt to undermine his administration and tarnish the country’s reputation. “Their mantra is to rule or ruin,” he stated, alleging that opposition figures are desperate to return to power and regain control over public resources.

Despite previous calls by the opposition and members of the public to release the spending allocations, Browne only made public a list of beneficiaries on the weekend after an initial AP article asking for the subpoena.