On January 31st, an independent report from The Tofino Times was published, alleging that Castovia had attempted to cover up activities that took place after the meeting on the island, and also attempted to use federal officials to deflect the investigation. Castovia denied the accusations that same day, but reiterated that he regretted the political fallout that ensued because of the vacation. The following day, February 1st, a recorded tape was released that contained a conversation between a Tofino Times reporter and Congressman Hammer, with the latter offering a payment of Z$23,000 if the reporter could find evidence of bribery corruption between Castovia and Delavian. Ironically, this implicated Hammer in his own bribery scandal. Today, on February 9th, Hammer was impeached by members of Congress and was sentenced by special prosecutor Gough to two years in a federal prison.
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