Legal Opinion
Hourani v. Mirtchev
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 8, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2010-1618PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.
This case involves alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., and an alleged conspiracy to defame. Plaintiffs contend that Defendants were instrumental in devising and coordinating a vast racketeering and money laundering scheme, the goal of which was to strip Plaintiffs of their assets in multi-million dollar media businesses located in the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Kaza khstan”) and to defame Plaintiffs by publishing false statements on the website of the Embassy of the…
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