News & Politics Publisher & AFUWI Gala Chair Referred To U.S. Justice Department
February 27, 2010
In its report on the questionable practices of Congressman Charles Rangel, The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct mentioned that it would be referring the transactions of Carib News, the Carib News Foundation and Karl and Faye Rodney to the U.S. Justice Department.
After Karl Rodney was given an honorary doctorate by the University of the West Indies a few years ago, he became known, especially in the non-Caribbean communities, as Dr. Rodney. He is described in the American Foundation of the University of the West Indies Dinner Journal as “Chair, Gala Committee & Partnership Campaign Board” of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies. The annual dinner held in NY raises funds for the UWI but many are beginning to question the organization of the dinner under its current leadership.
The House Ethics Committee Report about Rangel’s two trips to Caribbean business conference states, “transportation costs were paid by Carib News out of funds the actual source of which could not be determined …
“The Report further finds that Dawn Kelly Mebley, then designated counsel to the former Chair of the Standards Committee, improperly communicated internal Committee information to officers and employees of Carib News, Karl Rodney and Patricia Louis, and that she improperly influenced the information provided by Karl Rodney and Patricia Louis to Standards Committee staff during the Committee’s review of the 2007 Multi-National Business Conference …
“Finally the Report finds that officers and employees of Carib News and the Carib News Foundation – Karl Rodney, Faye Rodney and Patricia Louis – submitted false or misleading information to the Committee during its pre-travel review of the 2007 and 2008 conferences and again when providing sworn testimony to the Investigative Subcommittee. The Committee unanimously voted to refer the conduct of these officers and employees of Carib News and the Carib News Foundation to the United States Department of Justice for further action as it deems appropriate.”
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