DEL RAY BEACH, FL-June 17, 2009- At 11:00 a.m. the Florida Security Council is holding a press conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against Delray Beach Marriott, owned and operated by Ocean Properties, Ltd.

   The basis for the lawsuit is a breach of contract by defendant Marriott against the plaintiff, the Florida Security Council (FSC). The press conference is at the “Old” Palm Beach County Courthouse.

   The Florida Security Council was the sponsor of a Free Speech Summit on April 27, 2009, honoring the controversial Dutch Parliamentarian Mr. Geert Wilders. In addition to a major banquet, the FSC was renting a significant number of rooms. The breach of contract and cancellation of the event came as a complete surprise, said FSC Director, Tom Trento who stated, “The fact that the Marriott sent me an email, at 7pm on a Friday night, cancelling our well-planned event, made it very plain to me that something was up. I suspected there was more here than a breach of contract.”

   FSC reported they began to investigate and discovered a possible situation whereby outside agents may have persuaded the Marriott to cancel the Free Speech Summit because some believe the message of the event was critical of Islam.

   According to south Florida Radio talk show personality, Joyce Kaufman, a prime organizer of the Summit, “Any efforts by any outside groups, Muslim or not, to suppress our right to free speech, will not go unanswered. We simply will not allow anyone to repress our first amendment rights, regardless of who they may be. Let’s see if we can get to the truth of why the Marriott cancelled our contract through the prosecution of this law suit.”

   Lead Counsel for the FSC, Peter Feaman of Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, Adler believes, “This is a very clear-cut case of corporate breach. There was a binding contract between parties and the Marriott unilaterally cancelled the contract and damaged my client. It’s hard to find a breach as overtly outrageous as that!”

   Tom Trento said, "The Florida Security Council intends on using its extensive investigative capabilities to determine if this breach originated with Marriott officials or if they were influenced by others individuals or organizations."