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Boulder, Colorado; (ii) caused funds to be transferred within the United States and from the<br />

United States to Ecuador in furtherance of the RICO Defendants' wrongful activities; (iii)<br />

attended Chevron shareholder meetings to attempt to pressure Chevron's stockholders and board<br />

of directors in furtherance of the conspiracy; (iv) solicited and received funds for the Lago Agrio<br />

Litigation while in the United States and, on information and belief, in New York and from<br />

persons in the United States and New York directly and through agents by other means for the<br />

purpose of carrying out the conspiracy and fraud; (v) attempted to conceal the conspiracy and<br />

fraud by making false and misleading statements in the United States and elsewhere; and (vi)<br />

caused to be filed in the Southern District of New York the Yaiguaje action on behalf of the Lago<br />

Agrio Plaintiffs to stay the Treaty Arbitration initiated by Chevron. Yanza has also engaged in<br />

intentional, wrongful, illegal, and/or tortious acts the effects of which Yanza knew and intended<br />

would be felt in the United States and New York. For example, Yanza has (i) directed<br />

multitudes of phone calls, emails, and other forms of communication to his co-conspirators in the<br />

United States and New York for the purpose of planning and carrying out their conspiracy and<br />

fraud; and (ii) participated in and orchestrated campaigns in the United States and New York to<br />

influence United States federal officials, State of New York officials, financial analysts,<br />

investors, and stockholders for the purpose of extorting money from Chevron. Also, as set forth<br />

more fully herein, Yanza's co-conspirators and agents have engaged in intentional, wrongful,<br />

illegal, and/or tortious acts in the United States and New York. Yanza was aware of the effects<br />

in the United States and New York of those acts, the activities ofYanza's co-conspirators and<br />

agents were to the benefit ofYanza, and his co-conspirators and agents were working at the<br />

direction, under the control, at the request, and/or on behalf of Yanza in committing those acts.<br />

30. Exercise of jurisdiction over the Front is proper pursuant to 18 U .S.c. § 1965(b)<br />

and N.Y. C.P.L.R. 301 and 302. The Front has been designated beneficiary and trustee in the<br />

Lago Agrio Litigation and stands to benefit from the fraudulent judgment entered against<br />

Chevron. Yanza is the Front's co-founder, Fajardo is a leader within the organization, and at all<br />

times relevant herein Yanza and Fajardo were acting as the Front's co-conspirators, agents<br />

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