Epstein Secrets

federal court. Argen- tine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp., 488 U.S. 428, 439, 109 S.CL 683, 102 L.Ed.2d 818 (1989); Robinson v. Gov't of Malaysia, 269 F.3d 133, 138 (2d Cir.2001). Federal courts must inquire at the "threshold of every action" against a for- eign state whether the exercise of

5 (1993), an alleged RICO defendant must have had 'some part in directing' the 'oper- ation or management' of the enterprise itself to be liable." Dubai Islamic Bank a Citibank, NA, 256 F.Supp.2d 158, 164 (S.D.N.Y.2003). The complaints allege the moving Defendants may have assisted al Qaeda, but they do not al

in federal court. Argen- tine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp., 488 U.S. 428, 439, 109 S.Ct. 683, 102 L.Ed.2d 818 (1989); Robinson v. Gov't of Malaysia, 269 F.3d 133, 188 (2d Cir.2001). Federal courts must inquire at the “threshold of every action” against a for- eign state whether the exercise of it

525 (1993), an alleged RICO defendant must have had ‘some part in directing’ the ‘oper- ation or management’ of the enterprise itself to be liable.” Dubai Islamic Bank v. Citibank, N.A., 256 F.Supp.2d 158, 164 (8.D.N.Y.2003). The complaints allege the moving Defendants may have assisted al Qaeda, but they do not all

0 as the Philippines, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kashmir, Somalia, Palestine, Pakistan, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia.! Plaintiffs’ pleadings and other record materials describe in detail the pervasive involvement of these purported charities in knowingly and direct

United Arab Emirates in 1999, SPA199-200 (Terrorist Attacks IV). These allegations, the district court concluded, “g[a]ve rise to the inference that [Dubai Islamic Bank] intentionally and knowingly assisted al Qaeda by providing banking services ....” Jd. at 205. Similarly, the allegations against Al Rajhi Bank draw