Lawyers representing the Government are considering asking a United States court to award costs against Russian citizen Yulia Guryeva Motlokhov, following the quashing of all subpoenas in a recent disclosure case.

The announcement was made Saturday afternoon by senior counsel Anthony Astaphan, on the Browne and Browne Show on Pointe FM.

He says he has been in discussions with the U.S. lawyers who represented the Government in the case, to discuss how to proceed.

The Government spent at least US$136,000 on the case, while West Indies Oil Company has received a legal bill for some US$200,000. Judge Jesse M. Furman delivered the ruling on Wednesday.

Guryeva Motlokhov had been seeking to dig into private banking details of several Antiguan officials and entities, including Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne, but the judge stopped her in her tracks, insisting the applicant “failed to meet the statutory requirements for relief.”

The Government has welcomed the decision, with Prime Minister Browne calling it a “complete vindication”.

The Prime Minister had faced a torrent of unsubstantiated allegations arising from the case.

The Russian citizen has claimed an ownership interest in the Alfa Nero superyacht, which was sold by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for US$40 million last year.