Ex-Dictator Manuel Noriega Sues 'Call Of Duty' Maker From Prison — forbes.com

Notorious bad-guy and former dictator Manuel Noriega is suing Activision over the use of his likeness in the blockbuster video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The deposed and now-imprisoned ex-dictator of Panama sued Activision Tuesday for the ”blatant misuse, unlawful exploitation and misappropriation for economic gain” of his image in “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” according to Courthouse News. Noriega was deposed in 1989 and convicted three years later on charges of drug-trafficking, money-laundering and racketeering in the United States, where he served a prison sentence until 2007 before being extradited to France on similar charges.

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