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

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[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.

[RightOnline]

There is no reason whatsoever to sue Dick Cheney........right now, this way, in the current atmosphere, for the reason(s) he's suing him..............except for publicity. Period. End of story.

I used to think highly of this guy and shook his hand at a FReeper function, chatted with 'im, etc. Now..............I think he needs to go find another line of work.

[Moby Grape]

I gave money to JW early in the Clinton Crime Spree (Presidency)....I had heard Klayman speak on C-Span, and thought he was on the up and up....I also STILL believe that the courts are the ONLY way anyone in the Clinton Crime Syndicate will ever come to justice...it will NOT happen thru Congress...I got wise when I started getting more mail from JW asking for money than I got from all creditors combined a week....some weeks I would get THREE mailings....not the cheap small envelop....the big ones....I also once offered to give JW a lot of money if they would do something I suggested (won't say what)...but they never even respectfully answered me....just another plea for more money.

[Fred Mertz]

You're a male? Could've fooled me, the way you scratch and bite like the rest of 'em.

[sauropod]

I have watched Keyes for a number of years. He has plenty of insight IMNSHO. Dunno how that can be interpreted any other way. Did u not watch his show on PMSNBC?

Returned serve. Ball's in your court. 'Pod

[jaime1959]

> Right here -- see if you can find ANYTHING citing any "corruption" concerning the Democrats <<

I suggest that you go back peruse the site, which features links to stories about Clinton, James Moran, and Daschle.

[Reagan Man]

>>>When Klayman was going after Clinton, all you Freepers were saying YEA! GO LARRY GO!.

Not me!

Klayman's always been an ambulance chaser, besides VP Cheney is clean and so is President Bush. You're an idiot, just like Larry.

[Freee-dame]

I really wonder where Klayman gets his money. Does he have to report his contributors? Perhaps he keeps getting money from the opponent of whomever he is currently suing. Probably people who never heard of him before.

[Registered]

That image is lame. Did I really do that?

I was joking Amelia.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

[Clara Lou]

Sure I do. Instead of reading your textbooks for next semester from cover to cover (as you told us), you need to live a little. It's not healthy for a young girl to stay indoors with a computer day and night.
From her response to this post of yours, I'd say you ticked her off. May I offer my hearty congratulations? Fine job! ;-)

[Amelia]

I really wonder where Klayman gets his money. Does he have to report his contributors?

The IRS has been trying to audit JW for the past 3-4 years now, and supposedly they asked for a list of [at least major] contributors as part of the audit. Of course, all we know of the audit so far is what Larry has told us. Larry says it's politically motivated - they audited him because he sued President Clinton - and he's so far refused to comply with the audit.

Larry says he's also been asked about party affiliations. It's unclear as to whether Judicial Watch went from "conservative" to "non-partisan" because of the audit or because of the election. It's also unclear what happens to any money Judicial Watch receives.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

But why is FreedominJesusChrist included along with Registered?

You know I honestly don't remember why except that she was probably involved in some issues at the time the graphic was done.

BTW, I didn't make it and didn't choose the names. A friend gave it to me and I decided to use it.

I think it has outlived its relativity now and I actually would rather not have anything associated with the original maker on my profile page. I think I'll remove it.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Thanks........ ; *)

I have likewise enjoyed your posts very much.

[Clara Lou]

The strange leftist Dan Rather once wrote a book (or somebody did for him) called "The Camera Never Blinks". The premise being that if someone is on TV enough eventually you see what they are about. The same thing applies to someone like Klayman and JW....
Great post, wonderful observations.

[Amelia]

I was joking Amelia.

Oh. Haha. You and your little friends are such a bunch of kidders.

And so quick to cry foul when the darts are aimed in the other direction.

[Clara Lou]

During GW,Sr.'s administration, GW, Jr. was on the Board of Directors of an oil company the name of which escapes me but is easily found. Just do a search at the Wall Street Journal's website. In any event, while on the Board, GW made an inside trade that netted him a huge amount of money a
LOL. You do not even know what you are talking about-- as evidenced by the vagueness of every detail in your post. The name of the oil company was "Harken." There was no "insider trading." GW (He's not a "Jr.", BYW) did file the required pre-sale documents. The company did not file the necessary post-sale documents.

[Clara Lou]

I think that Registered and Fred Mertz are twins. If not in fact, then in spirit. Or maybe they live in the same trailer park.

[Registered]

Amelia, you need to get out more, you've lost your objectivity and your sense of humor.

[Fred Mertz]

If you had half a brain, you'd be a dimwit.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

You and your little friends are such a bunch of kidders.

Yeah.........lol, rofl, hehehehe and all that, huh?

Actually I was thinking more along the lines of "You and your friends are such a joke".

ROFLOL !!!!!!!!