 In 1991, as part of a civil suit between Pan American World Airways and the families of Flight 103 victims, Lester Coleman made a sworn statement accusing the Drug Enforcement Administration of allowing PA103 to be bombed; his allegations were reported internationally.The federal court imposed a gag order on the defendants and plaintiffs in the Pan Am case.Christopher Byron of "New York" magazine said that members of the defense "appear to have repeatedly" violated the court-imposed gag.