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damages has had its desired effect on Chevron's share price: "The possibility that ajudge may<br />

later this year demand damages as high as $27.5 billion, roughly one-fifth of Chevron's market<br />

capitalization, appears to have spooked some investors."<br />

257. The Front and Hinton have touted negative analyst reports regarding Chevron on<br />

the website, chevrontoxico.com. For example, on May 26,2009, the conspirators published an<br />

article stating that "Oppenheimer, in a report dated May 4th [2009], said the $27 billion claim<br />

from Ecuador' could depress the stock until a settlement is reached ... the sooner [the case] is<br />

removed, the better off shareholders will be'" and that "Barclay's called the Ecuador case a<br />

'drag' on Chevron's stock value."<br />

258. And on August 24,2010, FOXBusiness reported that, "the oil company has lost<br />

much of its gains over the past few weeks as it continues to fight a lawsuit in Ecuador that<br />

alleges Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 2001, wrecked portions of a jungle while drilling for oil<br />

in the 1970s and 1980s." The conspirators published this article in its entirety the next day at the<br />

chevronpit.blogspot.com.<br />

259. Above all, however, the RICO Defendants' and their co-conspirators' false<br />

statements, harassing conduct, and lobbying efforts with media, government, shareholders and<br />

private individuals are all aimed at one ultimate objective-forcing Chevron to pay the RICO<br />

Defendants and their co-conspirators billions of dollars to make them stop.<br />

e. The RICO Defendants Falsely Accuse Chevron of Murder to<br />

Generate Outrage and Force Chevron to Pay<br />

260. The conspirators have made numerous public statements stating or implying that<br />

Chevron is guilty of murder. This claim is false and has been made intentionally and without<br />

any basis whatsoever. The RICO Defendants and their co-conspirators' intent in spreading this<br />

lie is to generate great outrage and disgust among the public and activists and in the media, all in<br />

furtherance of their extortionate conspiracy.<br />

261. Defendant Fajardo and his co-conspirators have attempted to capitalize on the<br />

violent murder of Fajardo's brother, Wilson Fajardo. They have repeatedly implied that Chevron<br />

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