The world is stranger than we think. Don’t believe me? Then I’m proud to introduce you to Jonathan Lee Riches.
Mr Riches is a convicted fraudster, who since his incarceration in 2004 has issued more than 300 legal actions from his jail cell, mainly against well-known sports stars.
Here are the highlights so far:
Jonathan Lee Richens vs The US Masters
Richens filed a suite against the US Masters golf tournament for forcing the plaintiff to caddy for Tiger Woods while wearing a ball and chain and allowing Mexicans to enter the United States via the 14th hole.
Damages Sought: Suspension of US Masters tournament
vs The Williams Sisters
Charge: Having a ‘beef’ with the plaintiff since the Nixon ear and stealing several Van Gogh paintings.
Damages Sought: Exclusion of the Williams Sisters from all future tennis tournaments.
vs Mike Tyson
Charges: Playing Culture Club’s ‘Do You Want To Hurt Me’ on a nightclub jukebox, kicking the plaintiff when he refused to dance with Mr Tyson.
Damages Sought: $4,000,000 plus medical costs.
vs Tiger Woods
Charges: Stealing luggage, treason, not answering the plaintiff’s telephone calls among others.
Damages Sought: $213,529,000,000,000
vs David Beckham
Charges: Using footballs that are really satellite guided missles, dropping balls on the plaintiff from Empire State Building, receiving funds from Iraq and giving them to Buckingham Palace.
Damages Sought: £3,000,000 in UK pounds plus Beckham to wear plaintiff’s name on his shirt for all matches.
vs Barry Bonds
Charges: Bonds bench-pressed the plaintiff against his will plus illegally produced moonshine.
Damages Sought: $42,000,000,000 in Swiss Francs.
vs LeBron James
Charges: Putting bubblegum on the plaintiff’s bicycle and breaking into the Watergate hotel during the Nixon era.
Damages Sought: $83,000,000 to be donated to good causes.
vs Floyd Landis
Charges: Cycling with E.T in his basket and plotting to ride into South Fork dam using a missle-shaped bike.
Damages Sought: Surrender of the missle shaped bicycle.
vs Jeff Gordon
Charges: Dropping tic tacs on racetracks via a secret trapdoor in his car and stealing the talking car ‘Kit’ from Knight Rider.
Damages Sought: £22,000,000 plus the defendant’s Nascar car.