"Yikes! I Might Be...Militia!"
Richard Cabrera’s name has appeared in posts on this blog nine times during the past 13 months — always in connection with the lawsuit that could cost Chevron Corporation a fortune if an Ecuadoran judge rules against the company. Today, Cabrera’s name surfaced again. In a 54-page filing Friday, officials with the San Ramon, Calif.-based [...]
Chevron Alleges More Wrongdoing in Ecuador
May 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Chevron Accuses Plaintiff of Lying in $27B Lawsuit
May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment
During the past 12 months, I’ve published three-dozen posts about the 17-year-old lawsuit Chevron Corp. has been battling in Ecuador. A hotly-contested legal circus in a country where the legal system is corrupt, the case is important, because it has the potential of costing the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant $27 billion. Today, I share [...]
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University of Illinois Alums Honor Ecuadoran Crook
April 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments
When I read John Bambenek’s story about Rafael Correa published Sunday at BigGoverment.com, I was disgusted, disappointed and slightly disheartened, but not at all surprised. After all, it was the alumni association at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that honored their alum-turned corrupt Ecuadoran president with the 2009 Madhuri and Jagdish Sheth International Alumni Award [...]
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Plaintiffs’ Expert Reveals Fraud in Ecuador Lawsuit
April 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Lawyers for the plaintiffs suing Chevron Corporation submitted fraudulent reports to an Ecuadorian court claiming dangerous contamination was found at Amazon oil well sites, the original technical expert for the plaintiffs revealed in sworn testimony last week, according to company officials. As one who has written more than 30 posts about the case, I view [...]
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Expert Says Bribery Video ‘Authentic and Unaltered’
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
An expert working for Ecuador’s Judiciary Council has filed a report this week, stating that the videotapes Chevron Corporation officials provided to the government of Ecuador and the U.S. Department of Justice six months ago are authentic and unaltered. As a result, charges levied by the Amazon Defense Coalition, plaintiff in a 16-year-old, $27 billion [...]
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