U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara released a complaint today naming former United Nations General Assembly President John William Ashe as one of several people involved in a widespread corruption scheme.

Ashe once served as the UN Ambassador for Antigua and Barbuda as well.

He is accused of accepting more than a million dollars in bribes from Antiguan and Chinese businessmen in exchange for supporting their interests within the UN and the Antiguan government.

He is also accused of sharing some of those bribe payments with the then-prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

Prosecutors say some of the bribe money was used to pay for Ashe's family vacation and to build a basketball court at his home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Further details are expected to be announced at a press conference later this morning.