Jonathan Lee Riches
Jonathan Lee Riches | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
Known for | Litigiousness |
Jonathan Lee Riches is a convicted fraudster known for the many
History
Since January 8, 2006, he has filed over 2600
On April 9, 2008, Riches filed a request for a temporary
Riches attempted to intervene as a plaintiff in the
In May 2009, Riches filed for an injunction against the
Some of Riches's defendants are not even persons subject to suit. These include "
A number of Riches's lawsuits have been dismissed as being "frivolous, malicious" or for
In July 2018, Riches was indicted by a federal grand jury in Arizona. He is charged with making false statements and other frauds after an attempt to file a lawsuit against Gabby Giffords while posing as Jared Lee Loughner.[25]
A collection of Riches's lawsuits was published on April Fools' Day of 2016.[26]
In November 2018, Riches self-published Nothing is Written in Stone: A Jonathan Lee Riches Companion, which contains a selection of his lawsuits as well as an autobiography.[27]
See also
References
- ^ South Carolina inmate hits Michael Vick with '$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollar' lawsuit alleging Al Qaeda ties Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Fox News. (August 15, 2007) Retrieved October 2, 2007.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Lee Riches Impersonates Adam Lanza's Uncle, 'Jonathan Lanza,' Gets Arrested". Huffington Post. 2012-12-27. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Harold, Zack (June 26, 2012). "Former inmate alleges Kardashians, rapper Kanye West conspired with terrorists". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
A search on PACER, the U.S. government website for court documents, found more than 2,600 lawsuits filed by Riches and 49 filed by his alias, "Gino Romano."
- ^ US Pacer US Party/Case Index Website maintained by the federal courts; search for Jonathan Riches prisoner cases on March 3, 2008 returned 1017 cases.[original research?]
- ^ "Man of Many Suits", Emil Steiner, The Washington Post [dead link]
- ^ Belichick Scandal Widens Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine TSG
- ^ Howard, Brian. (April 13–19, 2006). Trial of the century Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Philadelphia City Paper. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ "06-1055 - RICHES v. BUSH et al". www.gpo.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ Prisoner known for suing celebrities takes on Martha Stewart Archived 2008-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Boston.com, in connection with The Boston Globe. (September 19, 2007). Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Saxon, Eric. (2007). Inmate files federal complaint against NASCAR star Jeff Gordon Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine wsoctv.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ a b Rankin, Bill (August 17, 2007). "Inmate's bizarre lawsuit against Vick thrown out of court". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Transcript: 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for August 15 NBC News. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Jade, Kasper. (September 25, 2007).Inmate's suit claims O.J. Simpson is "hitman" for Steve Jobs Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Apple Insider. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ "An Embarrassment Of Riches". The Smoking Gun. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
- ^ 2008 West Law 612788
- ^ "Prison Inmate Seeks Spears Restraining Order". Contactmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ "Riches v. Bhutto et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings". News.justia.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- FoxNews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
- ^ Motion to Authorize to intervene under Rule 7042 & Rule 24(A)2, 24(B) filed by Jonathan Lee Riches. [permanent dead link] Madoff Trustee Site. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ Clouse, Thomas (May 23, 2009). "Man sues book over most-litigious crown". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ Emil Steiner, Man of Many Suits, Jonathan Lee Riches Sues Everyone and Everything [permanent dead link], Washington Post, August 23, 2007
- ^ "06-1055 - RICHES v. BUSH et al". Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Riches v. Wooden et al - Document 3". Justia. 2010-06-29. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Prendergast, Curt (July 25, 2018). "Man accused of filing phony lawsuit against Giffords indicted in Tucson federal court". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1530603831.
- ISBN 978-0692042434.