Crimes
For general descriptions of NATLFED criminal activity, see the articles on this site. This page indexes cases that document the convictions of members of the Foster law firm.The Foster Cases
Till they were disbarred, lawyers who were live-in members of NATLFED filed suits to harass opponents of the group.Two of the lawyers discussed in these cases, Daniel Foster and Amanda Reid, were sentenced in 1986 to up to six years in prison on charges of grand larceny. They remained members of the group and were among those rearrested in the November 11, 1996 FBI raid on NATLFED headquarters. A brief description of the grand-larceny case (which is discussed in People v. Foster, 1989, appears in the article Cult's Crooked Past Exposed.
The cases below are analyzed in a summary.
- Foster v. Doe, 1990. On the legality of the FBI raid including the Foster offices.
- Foster v. Turner Broadcasting System, 1986. Foster and the Texas Farm Workers entity claim defamation by CNN.
- Foster v. Turner Broadcasting System, 1988. Appeal and cross-appeal.
- Foster v. Dearie, 1985. Foster firm claims that raid violated civil rights.
- Foster v. Morgenthau, 1986. Foster et al. sue state DA for temporary restraining order to stop criminal investigation.
- Foster v. Murphy, 1988. Foster et al. claim that prosecutor appeal of dismissal of their convictions means double jeopardy.
- People v. Foster, 1988. State supreme court reinstates grand-larceny convictions of Foster et al.
- People v. Foster, 1989. State appeals court reverses conviction on technicality.
- New York v. Foster, 1987. Foster et al. claim state prosecution is discriminatory and plead for removal to federal court.
- Heimbach v. Lyons, 1979. NATLFED entity sues, claiming harassment by city officials.
- Howard v. Block, 1982. Foster firm suit charging harassment by landlords is dismissed.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1986. Motion to dismiss appeal granted.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1988. Judgment affirmed.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1988. Foster firm lawyer liable for sanctions for "undeniably frivolous" motions to appeal previous decisions.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1989. Reargument, leave to appeal denied.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1989. Reargument, leave to appeal denied.
- Stuart-Hall-Kent v. Design Studio, 1989. Motion for leave to appeal denied. Motion for stay dismissed as academic.
"They manipulate the courts like a violin, playing one judge against another and one court system against another. Sooner or later the courts will wake up to them."
--Allen Smith, manager of a Riverhead, NY, building occupied by a NATLFED entity that refused to pay rent and filed strategic suits against building owners for several years to avoid eviction. Quoted in [Title unknown], Newsday, 3/2?/88.
