HOUSING Minister Adrian Leonce has categorically denied any corrupt practices or “gang” affiliation and is seeking legal advice, following claims by an Opposition member that he had business with criminal elements now located in the United Kingdom.

Leonce, the former Laventille East/Morvant MP, defended his integrity in a statement yesterday, where he referred to a social media post by an “Opposition politician” and advised that he has contacted his attorneys.

The minister said yesterday that he had severed ties with a company registered in 2005, in conjunction with a UK resident whom he met through a mutual friend, after learning that the individual was the subject of a police investigation.