THE ST. KITTS AND ST. LUCIA DEFENDANTS IN THE RICO CASE HAVE BROUGHT IN WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THEM

You can tell a lot about people from the lawyers they retain, not just their ability, or lack thereof, to pay top dollar to get the best legal talent they can afford, but also the background (training, education and experience) the lawyers hired have, because one can often find clues about their clients there.

While some of the initial lawyers appearing in the cases are young associates with little trial experience, all the defendants in both the civil RICO case, as well as the §782 Discovery proceeding, have subsequently brought in nationally-known lawyers with serious experience in white collar criminal defense. They have then petitioned the Court to be admitted Pro Hac Vice, meaning that they want to be allowed to practice for one specific case only. This is because they are New York-licensed lawyers not admitted before the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, which is this case means the Tampa Division. This is a purely procedural step, and is routinely granted to out-of-state lawyers.

The significance of the appearance of these criminal defense lawyers, however, should not be minimized; it indicates that they expect what has started out as a civil RICO case will later develop into criminal indictments. the criminal defense lawyers named have years of experience, defending white collar crime, and are members of the relevant professional associations for trial lawyers in that specialty; some have clerked for Federal and State judges, which confirms their law school achievements were significant.

In short, these present and former senior government leaders in S.t Kitts and St. Lucia, and individuals closely linked to them, are aware that they will most likely face criminal indictments for the criminal conduct alleged by the plaintiff in the RICO case styled MSR MEDIA SKN LTD. vs. KHAN now pending in United States District Court in Tampa, Florida, and they are taking steps now to be have competent legal counsel available and sufficiently familiar with the facts to represent them without having to learn them under the pressure of time. While the Caribbean constituents who elected these officials are most likely now aware of what's ahead, the defendants most certainly are.