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Fenton Communications. inc. 1 For. Immediate Re!ease 1 THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986 Beth 8ogar 745-070 FEDERAL LAWSU! WITH ORUG & GUN SMUGGLING, MURDER ND BOMB RNAL ISTS WASHINGTON, DC :- A federal Fawsuit Pging 30 Americans, Nicaraguan contras (including'FDN leader Adolfo/6alero), and others with criminal conspiracy invotving gun-running, drug-smuggling, murder'and the bombing of a press conference witn American'reporters was filed today in Miami Federal Court. ..The suit charges the contras. with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations. Act (Rico), and aiso names World Anti-Communist. League chairman John Singlaub for violations of the Neutrality Act. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two U.s. jcurnalists (one of. bombing of a press conference-called by former contra leader Eden Pastora, charges that the contras and their Anerican supporters committed murder, trafficked tn cocaine, plotted the unsuccessful assassination attempt on Pastgra and planned to kill U.s. Ambassador Lewis ambs, laundered money,-smuggled weapons, threatened. investigators and obstructed justice. The federal lawsuit naming Calero, Singlaub, and others 250 West 57 Street represents the first time that allegations of contra involvement in gun and drug smuggling, terrorist bombings and murder are united in a. Suite 1730 coherent case and presented in a U.s. court of law. New York NY 10107 Telephone 212. 489 5630 The lawsuit is being filgd by Tony Avirgan and Martha Honey, two Costa Rica-based journalists,_represented by their attorney. Danie! Sheehan. of.the'Christic Instktute. " Avirgan was injured while 1807 Eighteenth Street NW.. covering the bombed Pastora press conference for ABc. He and his Washington DC 20009PA: FOfe: journalist Martha Honey-(a stringer for ABc, 88c, C8c and Kj (b)(!) (h}(4) {b}{7)(a) (h)(7id) Released with excisions k(5 doc#13