Can money buy a way out ? - Video Dailymotion

Can money buy a way out ? - Video Dailymotion: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 “I can’t predict where things will ultimately go but I think I can predict one thing: We’re not going away,” Moores said. And, he said, he is equally sure that Sullivan hopes they would. “It’s always been about the money,” he said. “He’d rather pour lighter fluid on it and set it one fire than see one dime go to my clients. He’s a sociopath.” Had it not been for the civil wrongful death lawsuit Moores and Boone filed against him, both attorneys said, it is unlikely Sullivan would have been tried for his wife’s murder. The civil lawsuit kept the murder in the public eye and ultimately flushed out witnesses that prosecutors in Georgia used to build a criminal case against Sullivan. Both attorneys also regularly used newspapers and television shows such as “America’s Most Wanted” to appeal for help in locating Sullivan, who fled the country after the murder. People responded, providing clues to Sullivan’s whereabouts, Boone said. Tracked to Costa Rica when he was indicted by Georgia prosecutors, Sullivan slipped away. He was arrested in Thailand in 2004 at a posh coastal resort — 17 years after the murder. He fought extradition but was ultimately returned to Atlanta where he was convicted of paying a hitman $25,000 to kill his wife as they were going through a divorce. The clean-shaven hitman appeared on Lita Sullivan’s doorstep bearing pink roses and, when she opened the door, shot her dead. Moores said he suspects Sullivan is still in contact with a lawyer in Switzerland who helped him access and invest his millions when he was living in Thailand. He also suspects his fourth wife, Chongwattana Sricharoenmuang, whose daughters attended Palm Beach Community College, may be helping him keep tabs on the cash. The lawsuit should open the door for the attorneys to again question Sullivan about the location of the money, Moores said. Sullivan has refused to answer questions, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Now convicted of murder, Sullivan may no longer be able to raise such claims. Further, Moores suggested, in recent years Switzerland and other tax havens have shown more willingness to cooperate with the United States when asked to help track down ill-gotten gains. He said Lita Sullivan’s aging parents deserve closure. “I hope someday they get some satisfaction of knowing that no matter how slowly the wheels of justice grind, they don’t stop.”