Tommy Lee Sparta's team gears up for another fight
Tommy Lee Sparta's team gears up for another fight
Tommy Lee Sparta's legal team is gearing up to sue the Government in
order to recover money they said the entertainer lost as a result of him being
arrested and charged with lottery scamming.
"It is our intention to file action against the Attorney
General's Department with regard to numerous retainers given to him, which he
had to return because when the police got information that he was billed for a
particular show, his name had to be scratched," defence attorney Ernest
Smith said.
Tommy Lee Sparta, whose given name is Leroy Russell, and his
co-accused, O'Brian Smith, were found not guilty of lottery-scamming charges in
the Home Circuit Court last Thursday.
The men were charged in February 2014 on suspicion of breaches of the
Law Reform (Fraudulent Transaction) (Special Provisions) Act. Trial judge
Caroyln Tie upheld a no-case submission made by Smith, bringing an end to the
four-and-a-half year ordeal.
"My daughters Nesta Clair and Marsha Smith, attorneys-at-law -
are doing the necessary research to file such an action," said Ernest
Smith, who last year indicated that the lawsuit would be in the region of $20
million.
"Tommy Lee has been prevented on several occasions by certain
police officers from engaging in his profession of entertainment. He has had to
be pulled from several shows because police officers have threatened the
organisers and the promoters to cancel their licences if Tommy Lee is on the
show," said Ernest Smith
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