HSUS, Others Sued Under RICO Act
Charges of bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice and other offenses leveled at groups.
Compiled by staff
Published: Feb 24, 2010
Feld Entertainment and the Ringling Brothers Circus are suing the Humane Society of the United States, its lawyers, and several other animal rights groups, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. In a lawsuit filed on Feb. 16, Feld leveled bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice, and money laundering charges against HSUS and others.
David Martosko, Director of Research for the Center for Consumer Freedom, says that America's farmers, ranchers, hunters, fishermen, research scientists, fashion designers, and restaurateurs have seen for decades how the animal rights movement can behave like a racket. After reviewing all of the evidence, Martosko says that a jury could actually do the humane thing and finally put HSUS out of business completely.
Earlier a Federal Judge ruled that these defendants collaborated to pay more than $190,000 to a former Feld employee who was an elephant "barn helper" for two years in the late 1990s, in exchange for his testimony against Feld. The testimony was declared not credible and was disregarded in its entirety. That lawsuit was dismissed.
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