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j. Alberto Wray ("Wray") is the former counsel of record for the plaintiffs in the<br />

Lago Agrio Litigation and is a resident of Washington, D.C. Wray previously<br />

served on Ecuador's Supreme Court and has significant political connections in<br />

Ecuador. The RICO Defendants have used Wray's connections to procure the<br />

sham criminal investigations of Chevron's attorneys.<br />

k. Cristobal Bonifaz ("Bonifaz") of the Law Offices of Cristobal Bonifaz was<br />

counsel of record for plaintiffs in two actions that were filed in the Southern<br />

District of New York, Aguinda v. Texaco, Inc., No. 93 Civ. 7527 (S.D.N.Y. Nov.<br />

3,1993), and .lata v. Texaco, Inc., No. 94 Civ. 9266 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 28,1994).<br />

Bonifaz is a resident of Massachusetts. Until in or about 2006, Bonifaz was also a<br />

consulting attorney for the Front, and purportedly the named plaintiffs, in the<br />

Lago Agrio Litigation.<br />

l. Juan Pablo Saenz ("Saenz") is an Ecuadorian attorney who claims to represent the<br />

plaintiffs in the Lago Agrio Litigation and is a key intermediary between the<br />

RICO Defendants and the Republic of Ecuador. He has also signed false and<br />

misleading declarations filed in u.S. courts, including in the Southern District of<br />

New York.<br />

m. Julio Prieto ("Prieto") is an Ecuadorian attorney who claims to represent the<br />

plaintiffs in the Lago Agrio Litigation. Prieto was a key participant in the RICO<br />

Defendants' obstruction of justice in u.S. courts and he proposed litigation and<br />

public relations activities in the United States that the RICO Defendants<br />

undertook in order to obscure the evidence of their fraudulent scheme.<br />

n. Karen Hinton ("Hinton") is a spokeswoman for the Front in the United States and<br />

is a resident of Virginia. Hinton assisted the RICO Defendants in the<br />

development of their public pressure campaign and, often in concert with Amazon<br />

Watch, has authored false and misleading press releases and media statements<br />

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