MSR Media Withdraws RICO Lawsuit in Surprise Plot Twist

MSR Media has voluntarily dismissed its civil Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit in the US District Court Middle District of Florida on December 12.

MSR’s official announcement on December 13 reads:

“MSR Media has dismissed its civil RICO lawsuit without prejudice due to the defendant’s invocation of immunity. Pursuing a legal challenge to immunity would have been prohibitively costly and time-consuming.

Over the past two years, MSR Media has gathered substantial evidence of fraud, money laundering, and corruption. All of this evidence has been submitted to the US Department of Justice and FINCEN for their ongoing investigation.

MSR Media looks forward to the outcome of the US investigation and remains committed to supporting efforts to expose and address these serious issues.“

The court filing by lead counsel Lisandra Ortiz of Miller & Chevalier Chartered notes that “none of the Defendants has filed an answer or motion for summary judgment.”

The lawsuit had named several prominent Caribbean officials as defendants, including former Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit head Les Khan and Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire.

The case’s dismissal stems from immunity claims – a legal principle that typically protects foreign government officials from US court jurisdiction when acting in their official capacity.

Courts typically must resolve such immunity claims before a case can proceed, often leading to costly and lengthy preliminary legal battles.

Hilaire, whose status in the lawsuit changed from co-conspirator to defendant, maintains he was “not surprised” that MSR dismissed the lawsuit.

He does not foresee the situation in Saint Lucia to calm down soon, though, as he expects Allen Chastanet and the UWP opposition party will “find a way to continue the lies and slander and to destroy the progress of Saint Lucia.”