Jamie Franks, a local attorney, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its October 26, 2021 meeting. Franks talked about his firm representing victims of the 1998 Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The attacks, conducted by Al Qaeda terrorists, killed hundreds and injured thousands. Victims and family members sued Sudan, claiming it should be held financially responsible for helping Al Qaeda carry out the bombings. A twenty-year legal battle to secure damages for victims of 1998 terror attacks ended with a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court reinstating billions of dollars in punitive damages against Sudan in May of 2020. Attorneys Bill Wheeler and Jamie Franks sued the government of Sudan, for its role funding truck bomb attacks that detonated outside U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. “These terrorists, if you take their money away from them, they are basically thugs on the street and that’s what we need to do is make sure we do that, but we also need to hold countries accountable who support terrorists, and Sudan gave aid, comfort and everything to Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda and helped do this,” said Attorney Jamie Franks. According to Franks, some Americans also received compensation for their or family members injuries or death. Shown below are from left, Club President Uriel Pineda, Franks and club member Virginia Carlton. Here is the link to the meeting's video https://vimeo.com/639817114.
