Filmmaker and journalist Phelim McAleer’s piece in todays New York Post exposes a horribly corrupt legal decision which forced Chevron to pay $9 billion in damages to the nation of Ecuador.
A few months ago, a New York court found the Chevron judgment was obtained by fraud and bribery — mostly masterminded by Manhattan-based attorney Steven Donziger. The fraud was so outrageous that the judge found the Ecuadorian lawsuit was the equivalent of organized crime extorting money from Chevron.
The RICO laws, normally used against organized crime, are now being applied to Donziger and his associates.
The case was so corrupt, it’s impossible to list here all the outrages.
McAleer points out the involvement of actress and active Twitter user Mia Farrow. McAleer reports that the government of Ecuador secretly paid Farrow $188,000 to use her celebrity to hype the case against Chevron.
People on Twitter wanted to know whether Farrow knew about the fraud and what the status of the payment is. So far she hasn’t provided many answers.
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/519202453443444737
@yesnicksearcy no!
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) October 6, 2014
@yesnicksearcy @MiaFarrow Fair questions.
— Harriet Baldwin Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) October 6, 2014
@HarrietBaldwin Harriet I had no idea. And I don't know if what I'm reading is true.
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) October 6, 2014
.@MiaFarrow I think a public statement about this #Chevron business would be in your best interest. Clear the air, as it were.
— Harriet Baldwin Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) October 6, 2014
Mia Farrow's Dirty Payoff in Chevron Ecuador Fraud: Her 'Love Letter$' to her own bank account http://t.co/jKCP1p8S5e pic.twitter.com/InIMZLyCtA
— Sam Singer (@samsinger) October 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/AZlibrarian/status/518987986781106177
.@AZlibrarian @samsinger @MiaFarrow it's is true she admitted it in a tweet
— Phelim McAleer (@PhelimMcAleer) October 6, 2014
.@AZlibrarian @samsinger @MiaFarrow the documents detailing the payment were registered with the state dept
— Phelim McAleer (@PhelimMcAleer) October 6, 2014
.@MiaFarrow @yesnicksearcy Why keep you payment a big secret then?
— Phelim McAleer (@PhelimMcAleer) October 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/519213908947513344
Dear @MiaFarrow – Can you please tell us what due diligence you conducted before taking money in a bribery scheme? http://t.co/2FLA7UqJOj
— Michael James Barton (@MichaelJames357) October 6, 2014
.@MiaFarrow has blocked me so can some1 ask if she now accepts Chevron case corrupt & does she regret lucrative involvement @yesnicksearcy
— Phelim McAleer (@PhelimMcAleer) October 6, 2014
@PhelimMcAleer @DLoesch I'd like to know if .@MiaFarrow has returned the $188K. @yesnicksearcy
— clayjohanson (@clayjohanson) October 6, 2014
Good question.
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