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under Ecuador law." Quarles has recently admitted in sworn testimony that Donziger paid him<br />

for this affidavit, and that he would not have signed the affidavit ifhe had known about the<br />

RICO Defendants' involvement with Cabrera. Sy not disclosing the truth about Donziger's<br />

improper contact with Cabrera and instead deliberately misleading Quarles, Donziger knowingly<br />

engaged in misleading conduct and corrupt persuasion toward Quarles with the intent to<br />

influence his testimony in an official proceeding.<br />

365. The RICO Defendants and their co-conspirators also tampered with the<br />

potential testimony of numerous Stratus employees in furtherance of the Enterprise's scheme.<br />

After Chevron instituted a Section 1782 application in December 2009 seeking discovery from<br />

Stratus, Seltman, undoubtedly concerned about potentially damaging future testimony from<br />

Stratus employees, knowingly engaged in misleading conduct and corrupt persuasion toward<br />

numerous Stratus employees, with the specific intent to influence, delay, and prevent those<br />

employees' truthful testimony or cause the employees to withhold records, objects, documents,<br />

and testimony from an official proceeding. Seltman repeatedly misrepresented to Stratus staff<br />

members that Cabrera was independent and had authored his own report. Seltman likewise<br />

repeatedly misled Stratus employees and omitted the true facts when he misrepresented that<br />

Stratus had played a limited role of technical advisor to the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs. Thus,<br />

Seltman tampered with the Stratus employees' potential or expected testimony in violation of 18<br />

U.S.C. § 1512, in furtherance ofthe Enterprise's scheme.<br />

Summary ofthe Pattern of Racketeering Activity Alleged Against Each RICO De&ndant<br />

366. Defendant Donziger has committed numerous mail and wire fraud<br />

violations, including those identified in Appendix S in which Donziger used or caused to be used<br />

the mail or wires in furtherance of the RICO Defendants' scheme to defraud. Donziger has also<br />

engaged in extortion of Chevron and fraudulent conduct through numerous acts, including by<br />

participating in a campaign of public attacks based on false and misleading statements about<br />

Chevron and the Lago Agrio Litigation (including making false statements to the U.S. House of<br />

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