Genius Group Files Amended RICO Complaint Seeking Over $750M In Damages Against LZGI Leaders

Genius Group Limited (NYSE:GNS) ("Genius Group" or the "Company"), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, today announced that its lawyers have filed an amended complaint against Peter Ritz and Michael Moe as the controlling officers and directors of LZGI International, Inc ("LZG") under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, seeking updated damages of over $750 million (which includes treble damages potentially recoverable under federal statute) caused by the defendants to Genius Group.

The amended complaint also includes two additional defendants, Michael Carter and John Clayton, who is also a defendant in the case filed by the United States and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), alleging Securities Fraud in the United States District Court District of Utah, Central Division (Case No: 2:24-cv-918). The SEC case against Clayton alleges he and other parties engaged in a securities fraud scheme to secretly amass and then illegally sell stock of small, publicly traded companies including LZGI. Genius Group alleges in its amended filing that both individuals are a part of the RICO enterprise related to the LZGI transaction with the Company.