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Originally Posted by InfoGuy
The FBI complaint posted in GirlsDoPorn Crew Arrested seeks forfeiture of all real and personal property from Michael Pratt, Matthew Wolfe, Andre Garcia and Valorie Moser, whether it was used or intended to commit the offense or constituting or derives from proceeds obtained as a result of the offense. If the Feds get their way, what's going to be left to award the plaintiffs in the civil case? |
This... the criminal complaint has made it almost impossible for the plaintiffs to recover anything. As of now, the civil case is on hold until after the criminal case has been completed - which will take years and years.
The women may get justice with the defendants spending the majority of the rest of their natural lives in jail, but their lawyers will probably not get paid at all.
If there was no criminal complaint, the plaintiffs could have tried to seize the domains, copyrights, trademarks, the bank accounts and the future revenue of GDP. So they would be left in the position of operating a site and company that they know violated the rights of models - just to get paid -- or ripping it all down and shuttering the site completely. Again, with the lawyers not getting paid...