Instead, he has managed to use the statute of limitations to avoid trial.

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It's an unconventional use of the racketeering statute -- election lawyer Ken Gross calls it a "misuse" and a "nonstarter" -- but points up the difficulty of getting to these groups through election or tax laws, from which they are virtually exempt.

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Likewise, Roberts won a Supreme Court ruling that the family of a woman who died in a fire could not use the federal wrongful-death statute to sue the city of Tarrant, Alabama.

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The group will review Florida Statute Chapter 776, which deals with justifiable use of force, including the stand your ground provision.

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Since it generally takes two or more to plot and conspire, it could be reasonably argued that the use of the word "scheme" in the statute should allow for more than just one party (such as the investment banks, accountants and lawyers) to be labeled the "participants" in the fraud and hence be held accountable.

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Conversely, you may find yourself trying to use credits or refunds but running into the IRS using the statute of limitations as a bar .

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Florida's statute makes it clear that the justification is not available to a person who initially provokes the use of force against himself, unless such force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he has exhausted every reasonable means to escape.

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