Manziel Lawsuit Is Latest Hoax From Notorious Inmate
Source: The Smoking Gun
MAY 23--A notorious inmate has again duped media outlets into reporting the details of one of his hoax lawsuits--this one purportedly filed against Johnny Manziel by a TV host who claims that the quarterback sent her a photo of his penis in a hot dog bun.
The $25 million federal complaint--filed by mail with the U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida--is the handiwork of convicted felon Jonathan Lee Riches, 37, whose litigation history has been frequently chronicled in these pages (most recently, Riches scammed TMZ’s gullible gossip hounds).
Riches, a convicted felon who spent ten years in federal prison for fraud, was released from custody in April 2012. The Pennsylvania resident, seen at right, was arrested eight months later on a probation violation charge and sentenced to a maximum of five years in state prison. Riches, who must serve a minimum of 30 months, is first eligible for parole in June 2015.
As he did while in federal custody, Riches passes his time in the state system filing specious lawsuits that name celebrities as defendants. In past years, Riches has listed himself as the plaintiff in many of these lawsuits. But when his name became synonymous with such hoaxes--and court officials placed him on a watch list--Riches began filing his actions in the names of others.
Read more: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/Johnny-Manziel-lawsuit-hoax-674532
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