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RICO Redux in STL

    Matt Grant’s refiled RICO complaint is rocking St. Louis federal court. The “family court mafia” crusader cut out the most outrageous parts of his first 170-page filing after Judge Joshua Divine shredded it as “plainly deficient many times over.” His new 81-page version strips out the State of Missouri, wild demands to purge judges, and focuses instead on a “criminal enterprise” he says runs family court like a racket. Some say he’s fixed it enough to reach discovery. Others call it still garbage, destined for the shredder. Now the battle lines are drawn over whether this legal Hail Mary survives.

    Matt Grant's RICO Falters: Joshua Divine blasts his 170-page complaint against the Missouri Family Court and warns of sanctions.

    Matt Grant’s RICO Falters Against Missouri Family Court

      Matt Grant’s bold RICO lawsuit against Missouri’s family court system is now teetering on the brink. On September 3, U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine blasted Grant’s 170-page complaint, calling it “plainly deficient many times over” and warning that sanctions may follow. Grant, a veteran St. Louis lawyer, styled himself as a crusader against what he calls a “Family Court Mafia,” but his sprawling allegations and sweeping remedies have left the court skeptical. Critics say Grant aimed too high. Now, the question looms: is the federal courthouse a refuge for justice—or another fortress of the swamp?

      Matt Grant’s War: St. Louis lawyer launches RICO and civil rights lawsuit alleging Missouri family court runs like a “Family Court Mafia.”

      Matt Grant’s War on Missouri Family Court Corruption

        St. Louis attorney Matt Grant has declared war on Missouri’s family court machine. On The Unknown Podcast Episode 52, he exposed a “Family Court Mafia” of judges, lawyers, and guardians ad litem he says operate like a racketeering enterprise. Backed by a 170-page RICO and civil rights lawsuit, Grant alleges retaliation, extortion, and secret deals designed to profit from custody battles. He calls it a civil rights fight for families silenced by corruption. “They took my children away completely… for exposing Hilton as the ring-leader of corruption,” he charged. His website, StopMissouriCorruption.com
        , posts the evidence.