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Es 2 ee wee ee eee ne od | leo J/2t S18 SL. FOr Immediate Re tease” So THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986 | - | FEDERAL LAWSUIZE WASHINGTON, DC -- A fedtrat insula ing 30 Americans, Nicaraguan contras (including FON leader Adol fo Tero), and others with criminal conspiracy invotving gun-running, drug-smuggling, murder and the bombing of a press. ‘conference with American reporters Was filed today in Miami Federal Court. The suit Charges the contras with violations of the Racketeer ‘Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ae Act (RICO}, and aiso names World Anti- Communi $<. League ch Chairman John Singlaub for violations of the Neutrality Act. _ = The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two U.S. jcurnalists (one of whom was seriously injured in-the attack ) who investigated the 1984 \ bombing of a press conference-called by former contra leader Eden Gastora, Charges that the co as and their American supporters — committed murder, ini A cocaine, plotted the unsuccessful ePSaina tion attempt on Pastora and planned to kil) U.S S. Ambassador ——— Lewis ambs , laundered money ,~Smuggled weapons, threatened investigators and obstructed justice, Ld The federal lawsuit naming Calero, Singlaub, and others 250 West 57 Street represents the first time thas allegations of contra involvement in Suite 1730 gun and drug smuggling, terragist bombings and murder are united in a coherent case and presented im a U.S. court of law. New York NY 10107 - \. __ __. Telephone 212. 489 5630 The lawsuit is being fil d by Tony Avirgan and Martha Oney, two ee, y €osta Rica-based Journalists, =Pepresented by their attorney, f gheehan. of the’ ristic Inst tgute. “Avirgan was injured while Daniel . ~—= "1807 Eighteenth Street NW covering the bombed Pastora pgess conference for ABC. He and his _ 20009 PA: FOFe, journalist Martha Honey=(a stringer for ABC, BBC, CBC and Washington DG On) way (1b) (4) Cptbye7ytay Oth) Caeedy Released with excisions a o7o fark) (2) (bd(2) Ef(byt5) Ppp (7) tb) UE a Released in full SN y Telephone 202. 745 (k) (5) (b)(3) Eytbyt6) Cyiby (Quer Ohya A () Withheld in full _ DOC!