The final judgment could be over $100 million, according to the Am Law 100 firm attorneys, if the Miami state court judge adds treble damages due to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, prejudgment interest of at least $25 million and attorney fees.
March 30, 2023 at 11:48 AM
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After nearly two decades in limbo, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago finally succeeded in its multimillion-dollar civil asset forfeiture claim in Miami, linked to the construction of the country’s international airport 22 years ago.
The case, the longest in Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Reemberto Diaz’s 1900 case history, ended Wednesday evening when the jury decided that three businessmen, two with Miami ties, conspired to defraud the Republic out of more than $32 million.
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