American attorney Martin De Luca and his firm may subpoena Gaston Andron Brown III and compel him to produce documents that might incriminate his father and cronies in the Alfa Nero case, a US court has ruled.
A federal court in Florida determined that since Andron is an established Florida resident, De Luca may force him to submit documents relevant the Alfa Nero case.
Browne’s defamation action blew up in Andron’s face
The American court would have had no standing at all, had Prime Minister Browne not sued De Luca and his firm, Boies Schiller Flexner (BSF), for defamation in Antigua and Barbuda.
In making that ill-advised maneuver, Browne set up his son in Florida to be subpoenaed in De Luca’s defense.
Andron would have remained off-limits in cases involving Alfa Nero. But Browne’s defamation suit changed that, because under American law, the accused in a foreign defamation case can use US courts to collect discovery information in their own defence abroad.
In its ruling, the court noted that De Luca and BSF “explain that Browne III is [Prime Minister] Browne’s son, proxy, and beneficiary who is ‘likely to possess critical information about the 2024 sale of the Alfa Nero and associated kickback; his father’s business partners, ventures, and real estate holdings (including his extensive properties allegedly located in the District); and the disposition of the sale proceeds and kickback.’”
The presiding judge in the present federal case cited a separate case finding that US law permits federal courts “to assist foreign and international governmental bodies” to promote “respect for foreign governments” and to encourage “reciprocal assistance.”
Here is the judge’s ruling: https://mariabirdbrowne.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CASE-NO.-25-CV-21129.pdf
Court says De Luca and Boies Schiller Flexner have ‘met the four requirements’
All requirements are met under US law to compel Andron to testify against his father and the crime family. Those four requirements are:
- The Applicants (De Luca and his firm, Boies Shiller Flexner, or BSF) are “interested persons” because Gaston Browne has sued them for defamation.
- De Luca and BSF are seeking “evidence” in their defence against Browne’s allegations of defamation.
- De Luca and BSF seek the evidence “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal,” both in Antigua and before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
- The entities from which De Luca and BSF seek evidence reside in the federal court’s district in Florida.
De Luca “and BSF Applicants explain that the Antiguan proceedings are currently pending before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, another ‘qualifying tribunal,’ and that Antiguan law and procedure allow use of discovery before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the BSF Applicants intend to ‘provide discovery obtained through this Supplemental Application for use in that action, including to support a defense of truth.’”
Court authorizes De Luca to issue subpoena for documents
The federal judge in Florida granted De Luca his request and authorized him “to issue subpoenas for documents.”
“The Court reserves jurisdiction to enter further orders that are necessary and proper to enforce this order,” the judge said in the ruling.
The parties in Florida include:
- Fraser Yachts Florida, Inc., in Fort Lauderdale, and its registered agents in North Palm Beach;
- Northrop & Johnson Yachts-Ships LLC, in Fort Lauderdale, and its registered agents in North Palm Beach;
- Boat dealer MarineMax, the parent company of both Fraser and Northrop, which is incorporated in Florida with 11 offices within the court district;
- Northrop President Cromwell Littlejohn, who a supplemental memo says was “closely involved in negotiating the 2024 sale of the Alfa Nero,”
- Warren E. Halle, “a participant in the 2023 attempted sale”; and
- Gaston Andron Browne III, who is a US resident and Florida resident with vehicles and police records registered in Florida, and who “holds himself out as working in this District and doing business here.”
Court’s conclusion appears below
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