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Cabrera: (Addressing the public) I have been named the expert for the global
assessment report. At this juncture, I am the highest authority at this
examination. The samples taken and the analyses done today will be
the only ones valid for this report.
***
Larrea: (To Cabrera) We would like you to consider the possibility of letting
us know what kind of sample will be taken at each location so that
eventually we can suggest that other samples be taken-
Fajardo: (Raising his hands in protest) Wait, wait, wait. ...
Larrea: In the same terms that Pablo says -
Fajardo: You can't do that.
Larrea: The expeli can check the equipment to verify if it's visible. (To
Fajardo) It's a request. He can deny it or accept it.
Fajardo: What we agreed on was that the expert has the authority to say what is
and what isn't going to be. We can't say "take samples here and
there." Excuse me, but that is something he has to decide.
***
Cabrera: (To Larrea) You can make a suggestion, but I can't work under your
criteria. I decide where to take samples, and that's it, counselor.
144. Of course, while Fajardo's duet with Cabrera at the inspection site was featured
in the theatrical release of Crude, the outtakes show that Fajardo was doing far more than merely
inspecting Cabrera's equipment. At their all-day session weeks earlier, Fajardo told Cabrera
exactly what "criteria" he would be working under, and how Fajardo's associates would secretly
write Cabrera's report for him. And when Cabrera did go into the field to conduct testing,
Donziger laid down further "criteria" under which he expected Cabrera to work in an email to
Yanza and Fajardo: "When I get there, we'll re analyze the work and the budget with Richard.
And we'll adjust with a much smaller team. My tendency is to stop Richard from working much
more in the field. .. or, if he continues doing it, he should continue under the most strict control
with an extremely limited number of samples. And we'll change the focus of the data at our
offices." The RICO Defendants have also admitted that they selected the sites that Cabrera
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