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ned subsidiary of SBG and its board members include defen- dants Bakr, Tariq, and Omar Binladin. Ashton Complaint 1556; Burnett Com- plaint 11325. Khalifa listed the Mo- hammed Bin Laden Organization address on his visa application. Ashton Complaint 1555; Burnett Complaint 1324. Addition- ally, U.S.-d
28 349 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES Plaintiffs have failed to state a RICO claim against the moving Defendants. See id.; Beata' Leasing, Inc. v. Bellezza, 95 Civ. 5191(JFK), 1997 WL 603496, at *5 (S.D.N.Y.1997) ("A defendant does not 'di- rect' an enterprise's affairs under § 1962(c) merely by e
lippines office, which served as a center of terrorist financing and training. (Ashton Compl. § 310; Burnett Compl. § 234; Federal Compl. §§ 135-36.) Khalifa collected and laundered money for al Qaeda through ITRO’s Phillipines office. (Ashton Compl. J 316; Burnett Compl. J 240.) Through Khalifa, TRO was a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017924 →the enterprise itself,’ which requires that these Defendants must have had some part in directing the enterprise’s affairs.” Redtail Leasing, Inc. v. Bellezza, No. 95 Civ. 51910FK), 1997 WL 603496, at *5 (S.D.N-Y. Sept.30, 1997). 25] 26] The TVPA provides a cause of action against individuals who under act
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017926 →amdi participated in the operation or management of any enterprise. The RICO claims against Mr. Hamdi must be dismissed. See Redtail Leasing, Inc. v. Bellezza, 1997 WL 603496 at *5. Plaintiffs allege that Mr. Hamdi knew about bin Laden’s terrorist activities at the time he procured a phone for him because t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017927 →-owned subsidiary of SBG and its board members include defen- dants Bakr, Tariq, and Omar Binladin. Ashton Complaint 1556; Burnett Com- plaint 91325. Khalifa listed the Mo- hammed Bin Laden Organization address on his visa application. Ashton Complaint 1555; Burnett Complaint 1324. Addition- ally, U.S.-des
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017887 →RSIGHT_017892 --- PAGE BREAK --- 828 Plaintiffs have failed to state a RICO claim against the moving Defendants. See id.; Redtail Leasing, Inc. v. Bellezza, 95 Civ. 5191JFK), 1997 WL 603496, at *5 (S.D.N.Y.1997) (“A defendant does not ‘di- rect? an enterprise’s affairs under § 1962(c) merely by engaging
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017893 →Entities connected to both Khalifa and Bellezza

United States
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
al-Qaeda
ORGANIZATION
Michael Cohen
PERSON
Riyadh
LOCATION
United Kingdom
LOCATION
Somalia
LOCATION
Osama bin Laden
PERSON
Supreme Court
ORGANIZATIONthe Council of Ministers
ORGANIZATION
Saudi Arabia
LOCATION
Alfredo Rodriguez
PERSON
Yemen
LOCATION
Houston
LOCATION
Kenya
LOCATION
New York City
LOCATION
White & Case LLP
ORGANIZATIONAshton
PERSONAl Qaeda Islamic Army
ORGANIZATION