 He claimed that the US had used warrantless wiretapping to gather evidence on Coke.Eavesdropping evidence precipitated the US call for extradition.On 17 May 2010, Golding relented and the government issued a warrant for Coke's arrest,

The Senator Tom Tavares-Finson withdrew as Coke's attorney on 18 May 2010 "in order to avoid conflict of interest".