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VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY SUED PERSONALLY FOR ALLEGED STOCK FRAUD(By Judicial Watch)
Judicial Watch ^ | 7/10/02 | Judicial Watch

Posted on 07/09/2002 4:44:40 PM PDT by Paul_E_Ester

VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY SUED PERSONALLY FOR ALLEGED STOCK FRAUD

Alleged Fraudulent Accounting Practices Occurred At Halliburton

PRESS CONFERENCE
Date: July 10, 2002
Time: 9:00 A.M.
Location: Sheraton Hotel Parlor 1, 495 Brickell Ave Miami, FL

(Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the group that investigates and prosecutes corruption by government officials, announced today that it is filing a shareholders suit in Dallas, Texas, against Vice President Dick Cheney and the other involved directors of Halliburton, as well as Halliburton itself, for alleged fraudulent accounting practices which resulted in the overvaluation of the company’s shares, thereby deceiving investors and others.

The suit comes one day after President George W. Bush, who himself is enmeshed in allegations of insider trading when he was an executive, who sat on the audit committee of Harken Energy Company, announced a “plan” to crack down on corporate fraud. Ironically, it would appear that the President’s rush to propose more regulation of private industry is intended to deflect attention away from his and his Vice President’s own alleged improper business practices. President Bush has maintained that he was cleared by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Others have countered that the head of the agency was then an appointee of his father, President George H.W.Bush.

President Clinton and the Democratic Party used a similar gambit when they were caught taking money illegally from foreign donors, including the Communist Chinese. Instead of prosecuting vigorously the Clintons and other guilty politicians, new campaign finance laws were proposed to deflect attention away from alleged crimes.

“Whether it is the Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, or now the Halliburton and Harken scandals, there is a dangerous intersection between politicians of all stripes, Democrat and Republican, attempting to feed at the trough of business greed. As is true of the Clinton scandals, the American people cannot look the other way just because the President and Vice President are allegedly involved. Indeed, Judicial Watch has already sued Democrat and Republican officials in the Enron and Global Crossing scandals. To look the other way for the Vice President would be to set a precedent that the Washington elite are above the law. This cannot be permitted if our democracy is to survive,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.

In 1995 Halliburton was prosecuted and forced to plead guilty to trading with Libya, a terrorist state on the U.S. watch list.

A press conference will be held in Miami at 9:00 A.M. at the Sheraton Hotel at 495 Brickell Avenue to announce and detail this suit.


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To: Luis Gonzalez

Interesting between the tax exemptions and all the court cost, attorney's fees, salaries, paper shuffling, etc..... no telling.

321 posted on 07/09/2002 8:27:36 PM PDT by deport
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To: agrandis
But the pain they afflicted (mitigated by an apathetic and selfish American public) on the Clinton Administration cannot be taken away from them

I agree with that. I think what set folks here so wrong, other than the fact that he aparently never completes, much less wins, a case, is the fact that he came right out of the gate assuming Bush was corrupt....with no proof at all. Now, if there WAS corruption, that's one thing; but to those of us here, who ARE politically savvy and smell corruption a mile down the road, Klayman started accusing Bush of stuff where there wasn't "any there there."

That's why we end up with press releases like these and the threads that accompany them. If you don't agree, take a look at dead's thread from tonight.

For what it's worth, the one that put me over the edge was the attack on Laura Bush. No matter how he dressed it up, it was a cheap shot to gain himself some publicity.

The only thing that hasn't occurred to Klayman is that, other than FR, nobody even knows who he is.

322 posted on 07/09/2002 8:28:31 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Luis Gonzalez
Too bad you can't say you're with the IRS.
323 posted on 07/09/2002 8:29:06 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Howlin
Dick Cheney is well known for being a honest man; and when he thinks his character may be called into question, I doubt he'll take it lightly.

If light-hearted Dick has nothing to hide, then he has nothing to worry about.

Let's see how Mr. Integrity handles this one. I'm looking forward to it.

324 posted on 07/09/2002 8:29:07 PM PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: agrandis
Possibly..

Look, to be honest.. Retoric aside.

I wouldn't have a problem with Klayman losing a few.. Or LOSING ALL of them for that matter.

But I often find myself wondering where his aliegance is.

And that bothers me... Just like this hit piece on Cheney with November still looming in the mist bothers me.

325 posted on 07/09/2002 8:29:40 PM PDT by Jhoffa_
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
ROFLMAO!
326 posted on 07/09/2002 8:29:58 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Southflanknorthpawsis
BTW, no one likes a snitch

That's just what the Clintonistas said about Linda Tripp. Thanks for the telling remark.

327 posted on 07/09/2002 8:30:30 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
"by this crowd"

by what crowd? Is that anything like a group?

328 posted on 07/09/2002 8:30:45 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: Iwo Jima
Thank you. Maybe you're right about where my thoughts are taking me. Time will tell.
329 posted on 07/09/2002 8:31:34 PM PDT by agrandis
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To: agrandis
PS: The day it becomes news bothers me..

Everything about it bothers me..

Frankly, because it just looks too coordinated.

Sorry.

330 posted on 07/09/2002 8:32:14 PM PDT by Jhoffa_
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To: Fred Mertz
If light-hearted Dick has nothing to hide, then he has nothing to worry about.

Well, now, here's an interesting turn of events. I bet you don't say that on the Constitution threads or the civil rights threads or the "We're losing all our God given rights" threads, do you?

331 posted on 07/09/2002 8:32:23 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Miss Marple
nothing else makes any sense Hole-N-One in post # 2 tells you verything on what klayman is all about. Klayman is very much like the bent one, he will do anything to get media attention. I hope this makes sense.
332 posted on 07/09/2002 8:32:34 PM PDT by desertcry
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To: deport; Luis Gonzalez
Interesting between the tax exemptions and all the court cost, attorney's fees, salaries, paper shuffling, etc..... no telling.

I'm not sure about this lawsuit, but the ones against Cheney's energy task force definitely are costing us tax dollars, are they not?

333 posted on 07/09/2002 8:33:15 PM PDT by Amelia
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To: Howlin
Familiar?


334 posted on 07/09/2002 8:33:19 PM PDT by Southflanknorthpawsis
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To: Howlin
Or on the "Judicial Watch is getting audited by the IRS" threads.
335 posted on 07/09/2002 8:33:34 PM PDT by Iwo Jima
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To: agrandis
I am not going to flame you. Is there some corruption among Republicans? Probably, since political parties are made up of men and women who are imperfect.

But, does the Republican party run organized scams as a criminal enterprise? No. Neither are the Republicans about class warfare, destroying the military, or raising taxes.

Now, I realize that it is easy to say that everyone is corrupt, but in fact, that is not true. It is a lie spread over the past 8 years by a group of people who want to make you think that is true, in order to mute the public outrage at their behavior.

Yes, it is true that Klayman's depositions revealed some information on those issues you brought up. And what exactly happened? Nothing. Impeachment happened independent of the Judicial Watch efforts, courtesy of Linda Tripp's information, and had nothing to do with the Ron Brown case or the Chinese missile sale.

In fact, Klaymamn's depositions may have done more harm than good, since he released the information to the public rather than to the Special Prosecutor. Maybe not.

The fact remains, however, that he is behaving badly now. Dick Cheney is one of the most honorable men to serve in Washington. He is a straight shooter. This is a frivolous lawsuit either for JW's publicity needs or to try to create an aura of "corruption" around the White House. It is a bad thing.

336 posted on 07/09/2002 8:34:07 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Southflanknorthpawsis
"When my daughters were your age they were involved with dating, sports, socializing, traveling and all those things that make a person well-rounded. I'm worried that you are spending your precious youth on things that can wait for adulthood. It truly is not healthy. A little is okay, but you are obsessed with a lot of these issues........way overboard !!! Go out and find a life that is fitting for your age. I sort of got the impression that you have a hard time getting dates and even though I was joking with the picture, I thought a book on dating might be of help. I also remember that you like to read. You and a dating book are a natural pair."

Southflanknorthpawsis,

This is the kind of crap that causes me to not like your personality.

I don't care if who I am or what I do is considered to be 'normal', I would much rather just be myself.

And I am not worried about dating or getting married; my future is already written in God's mind.

337 posted on 07/09/2002 8:34:53 PM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist
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To: Howlin
The only thing that hasn't occurred to Klayman is that, other than FR, nobody even knows who he is.

I don't know whether or not he knows it, but that's probably true. I don't see that as his fault, though, after the decade of corruption Hell we've been through, his name should have been a household name.

338 posted on 07/09/2002 8:34:57 PM PDT by agrandis
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
May have to take up a Freeper collection to defend my opinions about Klayman if he sues me! LOL!!!!!!!!!
339 posted on 07/09/2002 8:35:15 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
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