Federal Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit in HIV Fraud Case

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Cornell Jones, who is accused of misappropriating more than $300,000 from the HIV/AIDS program of Washington, DC, and using the money to open a strip club, The Washington Times reports.

U.S. District Judge  Robert L. Wilkins also dismissed a lawsuit by Jones claiming equal rights violations, and he denied a motion by Jones to amend his complaint. Jones’s attorney said that Jones will appeal the ruling on the equal rights claim and will consider re-filing the defamation claim in DC Superior Court. Jones is a convicted drug trafficker whose story was dramatized in the television documentary series American Gangster.

To read the Times article, visit: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/30/judge-tosses-dc-lawsuits-brought-by-ex-gangster/?page=1

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