VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY SUED PERSONALLY FOR ALLEGED STOCK FRAUD(By Judicial Watch)

Judicial Watch ^ | 7/10/02 | Judicial Watch

[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.

[Miss Marple]

Well, you were courteous, so why flame?

I think it is sad that people are so disillusioned that, like you, they have become unwilling to trust anyone. I am not that way.

I actually believe that most of the Republicans, and a few of the democrats, actually are trying to do their best. I will trust Bush and Cheney, until I see them do something unethical. I doubt I will be proven wrong.

Maybe after a few more years you will regain some faith in your fellow man. I hope so, because we are all in this enterprise together, you know.

[Fred Mertz]

I'm sure Luis will be giving us all a full report whenever he links up with Larry. It should be rich to say the least.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You forgot "SWINDLER"

[Registered]

Your disdain for cheap shots needs to gain some objectivity, unless you don't think commentary on someone's private life and posting a dating book isn't cheap in any way?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

You must be kidding. Pot, meet kettle.

I'm not kidding. And where have I heard that idiotic phrase before?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Actually, I kinda liked mine. Although the legs were kinda skinny

[PhiKapMom]

(We will make up for lost time after november. )

That's the spirit! You are terrific!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I thought it was a very good warning and accurate. Not your fault if it falls on deaf ears. Oh well.

Thank you.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOOK at the FIRST paragraph of POST# 133 on THIS thread. READ it VERY carefully. IF you have questions, let's use FR MAIL.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Do you think it also includes the staffers' salaries? I mean the staffers that aren't really lawyers.....they just do PR!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I can say from guilt over doing it in the past that it really doesn't help.

I think it's about time you apologized publicly for the time you compared me to your mom. Go ahead, I'll wait.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I think one of the problems is that certain people have long histories of bickering and those feelings are carried from thread to thread. It's human nature....for better or worse.

The problem is that it may appear to be different than what is really at the core of a feud and some look or pretend to be much more innocent than they are.

I'm not sure it can change.

[kristinn]

I think a poster with a radio show who posts that he intends to go to the press conference to ask questions for his radio show is availing himself of said activity being parodied.

[Jhoffa_]

SEE! I told you guy's I am with you..

I just have very real problems with UnConservative stuff.

I just can't sit back and call something I think is bad, good regardless of who says it.

That doesn't mean come crunch time I am not there for the betterment for all of though.. It just means I am going to bitch about it allot.

[FreedominJesusChrist]

"Its one thing to talk about the newsmakers, its another thing to talk about each other. There is a difference - and yes, its gotten personal. I can say from guilt over doing it in the past that it really doesn't help."

Although I understand what you are saying, I am sure that Klayman would not be too touched by the comments and slandering that people here throw at him. People here need to remember that he is a human being too.

As for South's comments, that is not the first time she has brought up my personal life and whether or not I am a 'normal' and a 'datable person'.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

availing himself of said activity being parodied.

BY FR?

[Fred Mertz]

It's all your fault; you flagged me and FiJC to this thread.

I just stepped into it, and lowered myself to the level of discourse.

What I don't understand, is why don't they post their one, two or three nasty comments and be on their way? That's what I'd like an answer to.