Click here to read the lawsuit in its entirety. Click here for a site documenting the history of the Ustashe Click on picture for Jonathan Levy's speech about this lawsuit to the Serbian Union Congress.(Long download) Jasenovac Committee Of the Holy Assembly of Bishops Of the Serbian Orthodox Church		Introduction to the Vatican Bank Claims Alperin v. Vatican Bank was originally filed in Federal Court in San Francisco in November 1999. The plaintiffs are concentration camp survivors of Serb, Jewish, and Ukrainian background and their relatives as well as organizations representing over 300,000 Holocaust victims and their heirs. The plaintiffs seek an accounting and restitution of the Ustasha Treasury that according to the US State Department was illicitly transferred to the Vatican, the Franciscan Order and other banks after the end of the war. Defendants currently include the Vatican Bank and Franciscan Order. These defendants combined to conceal assets looted by the Croatian Nazis from concentration camp victims, Serbs, Jews, Roma and others between 1941-1945. Levy v. CIA is a lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act seeking release of US Intelligence agency files regarding the notorius Vatican spymaster, Fr. Krunoslav Draganovic. New records on Draganovic were released as a result of the successful conclusion of that lawsuit in 2001. About the Attorneys Dr. Jonathan Levy is licensed in California and the District of Columbia and has represented organizations and individuals in a variety of Holocaust and Second World War related lawsuits including banking, insurance, and slave labor matters. Jon is also a member of the International Criminal Bar in The Hague and has a PhD in Political Science. Tom Easton is a veteran California civil rights attorney. Tom has traveled extensively in Russia and Europe and holds a Masters degree in History. Windle Turley is a nationally recognized plaintiffs' attorney and is responsible for the first multi million dollar jury verdict against a Roman Catholic Diocese for sexual abuse of children in 1998. Of Counsel K. Lee Boyd is an Associate Professor at Pepperdine University Law School and a graduate of Harvard Law School. Lee is the author of several articles on International Law and does pro bono work in international litigation Milosh D. Milenkovich is president of a worldwide Serbian organization and an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Milenkovich came to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1954. Duncan Macdonald is a solicitor specializing in international transactions. Much of the historical background of the Vatican Bank Claims is documented in this book authored by Dr. Jonathan Levy who also serves as plaintiffs' co-counsel in this case. This is supported by thousands of pages of declassified documents and the testimony of former Army Counterintelligence Agent, William Gowen who served in Rome 1946-1947. From the author of exposes on Medjugorje and the Vatican Bank. Featuring startling new information, Intermarium redefines the politics of east central Europe for the 21st Century. Click here to purchase this book through amazon.com FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Law Offices of Attorneys, Thomas Dewey Easton & Dr. Jonathan H Levy Telephone: 202-318-2406 resistk@yahoo.com
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