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And, so, while William Danny Mason is locked down at the Hattieville Prison tonight, it’s nothing like a night six weeks ago when he hosted the newly sworn in Deputy Prime Minister of Belize at his Belmopan home on Intelco Hill. 

Deputy Patrick Faber confirmed to us today that after the party for his supporters at Chon Saan Palace in Belmopan he went to Mason’s home for some, quote, “congratulatory drinks.â€￾

Here’s the full text of what Faber told us:

“I have met Mr Danny Mason twice. Once in 2015 via Minister John Saldivar and again on the day of my swearing in.  The reception after my swearing in…was done at the Chon Saan Palace in Belmopan…I received an invitation indirectly from Mr Mason to his home…to join him for congratulatory drinks.  I accepted that invitation.  That is the full extent of my relationship with the person that I knew as Danny Mason.â€￾

And from who did he get that “indirectâ€￾ invitation?  Well, no other than Councillor Phillip Willoughby – who had already connected to Mason through CEMO.  We asked Faber if he received any campaign financing from Mason, and he says he did not.  Faber says he became aware of Mason’s shady reputation after taking those congratulatory drinks on the night of June 7th. 

Of course, if we follow the police timeline, Mason had been under investigation for two months – which means that while he and the newly minted Deputy Prime Minister were having drinks – he was already under investigation for attempted kidnapping and extortion.