MKTerra
12-30-2005, 06:01 PM
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051230-5871.html
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Ms. Granado went on to testify that Mr. Krichbaum had urged her to provide false and inaccurate testimony with regard to the entire portion of her original testimony implicating the Nelsons.
Q. Did he tell you why he needed you to stick with your original false story?
A. Because he said he didn't have a case unless I did.
Q. So, he told you that he didn't have a case unless you stuck with the original false story?
A. Yes.
This is a 15-year-old girl, telling the story of how lawyers of a major industry group told her she had to commit perjury, just so they could win their case. Some might call that racketeering, and it's most certainly a highly illegal way to win a court case.
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In response, counsel for Mr. Nelson then asked Plaintiffs' representative to provide a factual and legal basis for its position. Plaintiffs' representative responded that 'It didn't matter, someone is going to be responsible and someone is going to have to pay.' Plaintiffs' representative further threatened that unless Mr. Nelson paid $4,000.00 immediately, his client authorized him to conduct extensive discovery which would only increase the amount that he would eventually owe.
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Ms. Granado went on to testify that Mr. Krichbaum had urged her to provide false and inaccurate testimony with regard to the entire portion of her original testimony implicating the Nelsons.
Q. Did he tell you why he needed you to stick with your original false story?
A. Because he said he didn't have a case unless I did.
Q. So, he told you that he didn't have a case unless you stuck with the original false story?
A. Yes.
This is a 15-year-old girl, telling the story of how lawyers of a major industry group told her she had to commit perjury, just so they could win their case. Some might call that racketeering, and it's most certainly a highly illegal way to win a court case.
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In response, counsel for Mr. Nelson then asked Plaintiffs' representative to provide a factual and legal basis for its position. Plaintiffs' representative responded that 'It didn't matter, someone is going to be responsible and someone is going to have to pay.' Plaintiffs' representative further threatened that unless Mr. Nelson paid $4,000.00 immediately, his client authorized him to conduct extensive discovery which would only increase the amount that he would eventually owe.