Louis Farrakhan ordered to court

The Times Online ^ | December 26, 2007 | JOE CARLSON

[jaydubya2]

"Nasir Farrakhan, was ordered by a federal jury in Hammond last year to pay a Gary couple $350,000 in punitive damages for crashing his father's Hummer into their car in 2003 on the Indiana Toll Road and then fleeing the scene."

[Clemenza]

C’mon! The bean pie money has to go somewhere!

[Anti-Bubba182]

I am surprised the Petersons have not had another accident.

[robomatik]

just a question. shouldn’t he be imam farrakhan? wonder why the minister title?

[Badeye]

Calypso Louis didn’t have these problems when he was runnin ho’s, you know....

[gondramB]

>>Nasir Farrakhan has said he can't pay the debt because he has no income, has never been employed and has no checking account or savings. He argues the $1,400 in cash he receives from his father each month is legally considered "charity," even though Nasir Farrakhan has acted as head of the minister's 20-man security force for many years over the past several decades.<<

That's sure not much "charity" income for the head of a security force.

[jaydubya2]

"He argues the $1,400 in cash he receives from his father each month is legally considered "charity," even though Nasir Farrakhan has acted as head of the minister's 20-man security force for many years over the past several decades."

Interesting what passes for "charity" these days.

[driftdiver]

If they woulda just paid the guy none of this would have happened. Hopefully this will lead to the destruction of this racist whacko organization.

[jaydubya2]

Ya beat me to it!

[Thrownatbirth]

evidence indicates that other Nation workers are paid in the same arrangement

When does numerology say "Get a tax attorney, quick!"?

[UCANSEE2]

“Back has said the issue of whether Nasir Farrakhan’s payments are charity or income could prove critical to the Nation of Islam because evidence indicates that other Nation workers are paid in the same arrangement.”

IRS where are you?

[driftdiver]

“just a question. shouldn’t he be imam farrakhan? wonder why the minister title?”

Because they aren’t truly Muslims. The believe the black people were subjugated by whites as punishment. Eventually aliens will return to Earth and restore the black people to their proper position of authority over the planet.

[aShepard]

“Now, if you take 5 and multiply it by 4, then subtract it from 20, you wind up wit zero.

An’ dat’s what I gots: zero. Zero cash, zero brains, zero cred!”

[Anti-Bubba182]

" Interesting what passes for "charity" these days."

It won't fly in court. Junior will be making payments, but I am sure Louis Farrakhan will try another angle.

[Fresh Wind]

Blessed be the Profit (IRS be upon him).

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"Mother Ship. Louis calling."

"BEAM ME UP...NOW!!"

[driftdiver]

I’m torn though. The IRS is a evil bloated organization. I want them to screw them for tax evasion and so on, but then I hate the IRS. Its a quandary.

[rfreedom4u]

he has no income, has never been employed and has no checking account or savings.

This screams BUM to me. Of course he could just be a crook instead.

[jaydubya2]

"Farrakhan, son of the spiritual leader of the Nation of Islam, was ordered to pay actual and punitive damages to Gladys and Charles Peterson for maliciously smashing their vehicle in 2003. He admitted liability for actual damages, as he said he fell asleep at the wheel after leaving a Chicago all-night party. He was not licensed to drive at that time, and the couple claims he crashed his Hummer SUV into their Honda two times in an apparent effort to make them move so he could pass. The Peterson's attorney, Michael Back, said that Farrakhan's insurance company could not pay the punitive damages the court ordered him to pay.

Farrakhan denies he should have to pay punitive damages because juries in the state can only order that kind of damage if the behavior was grossly negligent or malicious.

Authorities found a bottle of Vicodin, a prescription painkiller, and a type of glass pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine-though without any residue-in the vehicle, which Farrakhan said belongs to his father."