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MSR Media Withdraws RICO Lawsuit in Surprise Plot Twist · IMI Podcasts

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  SPEAKER_00: MSR Media has voluntarily dismissed its civil racketeer-influenced and corrupt organizations, also known as RICO lawsuit, in the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: District Court Middle District of Florida on December 12th.
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  SPEAKER_00: MSR's official announcement on December 13th reads: MSR Media has dismissed its civil RICO lawsuit without prejudice due to the defendant's invocation of immunity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pursuing a legal challenge to immunity would have been prohibitively costly and time-consuming.
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  SPEAKER_00: Over the past two years, MSR Media has gathered substantial evidence of fraud, money laundering, and corruption.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of this evidence has been submitted to the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: Department of Justice and FINCEN for their ongoing investigation.
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  SPEAKER_00: MSR Media looks forward to the outcome of the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: investigation and remains committed to supporting efforts to expose and address these serious issues.
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  SPEAKER_00: End quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: The court filing by lead counsel Lisandra Ortiz of Miller and Chevalier, chartered, notes that none of the defendants has filed an answer or motion for summary judgment.
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  SPEAKER_00: The lawsuit had named several prominent Caribbean officials as defendants, including former St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment unit head Les Cahn and St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire.
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  SPEAKER_00: The case's dismissal stems from immunity claims, a legal principle that typically protects foreign government officials from U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: court jurisdiction when acting in their official capacity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Courts typically must resolve such immunity claims before a case can proceed, often leading to costly and lengthy preliminary legal battles.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hilaire, whose status in the lawsuit changed from co-conspirator to defendant, maintains he was not surprised that MSR dismissed the lawsuit.
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  SPEAKER_00: He does not foresee the situation in St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lucia to calm down soon, though, as he expects Alan Chastanet and the UWP opposition party will, quote, find a way to continue the lies and slander and to destroy the progress of St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lucia, end quote.
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  SPEAKER_00: This episode first appeared as an article by Ahmad Abbas on IMIDaily.com.
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