A major figure in the Jetgate scandal was never interviewed for an OBA report into the affair, he said last night.

And Derrick Green, a US-based political consultant who worked for the OBA in the run-up to the 2012 general election, claimed party Chairman Thad Hollis had got key facts wrong.

Mr Green, who is based in Maryland, said he did not introduce then-Premier Craig Cannonier to US-based tycoon Nathan Landow, who was one of the American donors to a grassroots election campaign war chest of $350,000.

He added that he had never met Mr Landow before he and Mr Cannonier were introduced to him by his business associate Gerry Evans in the summer of 2012 in Maryland.

The report — issued by Mr Hollis yesterday — said Mr Green had introduced Mr Landow and Mr Cannonier in the fall of 2012.

And Mr Green added he had not solicited funds from Mr Landow and his American business associates.

“I was, however, very thankful that they would want to help the OBA win the election,” he said.

“Donations were not given for any promises — at least not by me or anyone associated with Green Consultants.”

And he added that a claim in the report that he said that the cash was paid into a the Bermuda Political Action Club (BPAC) account and not the OBA’s was that he had said it was “because of US tax law and rules governing campaign contributions, the account to receive the funds had to be a PAC account” was also wrong.

“I have never used a US tax reason for why a separate account had to be set up,” Mr Green said. “The donors wanted the donations to go directly to the voter contact campaign and, as far as I know, that’s where the money went.”

The report said that BPAC account at the Bank of Butterfield had two signatories — Mr Green and Stephen DeCosta, a business associate of Mr Cannonier.

“Mr DeCosta proved to be a very valuable asset to the grassroots programme,” Mr Green said. “He had relationships and access to people that would help and Mr Cannonier trusted him. In my opinion, he did an outstanding job during the campaign.

“At that time, I did not have any reason to doubt that the money would be spent for a grassroots campaign.”

Mr Cannonier — who denied any wrongdoing — was forced to resign in May over the trip taken in March 2013 on Mr Landow’s private jet to meet the tycoon at his offices in Maryland.

Mr DeCosta and then-Attorney General Mark Pettingill, as well as Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, accompanied him on the trip.

Mr Green also denied a claim in the Hollis report that Mr Cannonier had ordered him to end a business relationship with Mr Landow before he flew on the Landow jet to Maryland.

He said that he had had business dealings with Mr Landow between January and March 2013 — but that the relationship had ended before the flight.

“Green Consultants takes pride in ensuring the utmost integrity as relates to its clients,” Mr Green said.

“At no time was there any conflict of interest between the OBA, the Government or myself and any relationship I may have had with Mr Landow after the election.”

Mr Hollis did not return calls from The Royal Gazette yesterday.