The town of Gulf Stream followed through: now it's game on

On December 5, 2014, I wrote this post about an article by Dan Moffett in the Coastal Star. The town of Gulf Stream was considering using the RICO Statute against a very litigious resident. They're not considering doing that any more; they've decided and they are going full speed ahead. Read here from Alexandra Clough at the Palm Beach Post:

     The town of Gulf Stream is fighting back against litigious resident Martin O’Boyle by filing a lawsuit of its own: A federal class-action RICO lawsuit against the millionaire gadfly, his son and the son’s law firm.
     On Friday, the town filed a 49-page complaint in U.S. District Court, alleging the men engaged in a conspiracy to extort money from municipalities and other organizations.
     The complaint alleges that O’Boyle uses the public records process “in an abusive fashion” to file thousands of requests and numerous frivolous lawsuits. When Gulf Stream’s staff couldn’t keep up with the requests, O’Boyle filed “spurious” lawsuits or pre-suit settlement demands for an amount in excess of costs and fees.
     The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit said O’Boyle and his son, Jonathan, a 2012 law school graduate, realized they could use the public records to generate profit for themselves and “extort money” from local governments.

Read the full story here. Alexandra Clough is a top-notch reporter at the Post and I'll keep you up-to-date on this story as it unfolds.

Stay Tuned, as they say.