Among the more famous defendants of his lawsuits are New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, former President of the United States George W. Since January 8, 2006, he has filed over 2600 lawsuits in federal district courts across the country, some of which have received considerable press attention.
He allegedly drove to Connecticut and impersonated the uncle of Adam Lanza, the shooter in the Sandy Hook Elementary School incident. He was arrested for violating his federal probation in December 2012, when he left the Eastern District of the state of Pennsylvania without permission. Riches was incarcerated at Federal Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, for wire fraud under the terms of a plea bargain.
Jonathan Lee Riches is a convicted fraudster known for the many lawsuits he has filed in various United States district courts.