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欺诈厄瓜多尔诉讼的金融支持者撤回支持，解决

SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 16, 2015-bob体育官方客服雪佛龙公司（纽约证券交易所代码：CVX）已达到一个和解协议与詹姆斯·拉塞尔负责的主要资助者the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador. Chevron brought claims against DeLeon in Gibraltar, where DeLeon maintains a residence, for his role in funding and advancing the fraudulent lawsuit. In the settlement, DeLeon has resolved those claims by withdrawing financial support from the Ecuador litigation and assigning his interests in the litigation to Chevron. Chevron, in turn, has agreed to release all claims against DeLeon. In filings with the Gibraltar court, DeLeon previously disclosed having invested approximately $23 million in the case in exchange for an approximate 7 percent stake in the $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron. DeLeon's funding entity, Torvia Limited, and his associate, Julian Jarvis, are also parties to the settlement.

“我们很高兴的是，另一个长期支持者已经结束了他与此计划的协会，”雪佛龙副总裁兼总法律顾问R. Hewitt Pate说。“雪佛龙将继续持有与这种欺诈性诉讼联系起来的责任人。”

2014年3月4日，美国区法院法官刘易斯卡普兰纽约南部区统治这是厄瓜多尔对守卫者的95亿美元的判决是欺诈和敲诈勒索的产品，发现在美国不可执行，并持有诉讼背后的牵引律师史蒂文·唐兹格尔，对RICO违规负责。判决还讨论了Deleon的参与，其中包括为宣传电影提供主要资金来源原油，贡献大约60％的电影的总资金。作为结算的一部分，Deleon已同意向守文分配他的所有经济利益原油。

在今天发布的公开声明中，Deleon表示：

“在2007年3月开始，我提供资金支持厄瓜多尔对古佛罗公司的诉讼，以诚信相信我支持一个有价值的原因。bob体育官方客服

但是，我自2014年3月4日审查了2014年3月4日，美国地区法院法官为纽约南区南区举办法院调查结果，我还考虑了审判期间提出的证据。因此，我已经得出结论，Lago Agrio原告的代表，包括Steven Donziger，误导了我的重要事实。如果我知道这些事实，我就没有资助诉讼。

I no longer seek or wish to receive any financial benefit from this matter and I have therefore decided to relinquish my entire interest in the litigation to Chevron."

In settling this matter, DeLeon is the latest party, among many others, to disassociate himself from Donziger and the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs. During the seven-week federal racketeering trial against Donziger, more than a dozen former insiders and allies testified against him, including his former co-counsel,环境顾问那资助者，员工和他的厄瓜多尔协作者。

雪佛龙still has cases pending in Gibraltar against U.K.-based Woodsford Litigation Funding Ltd. for its role in funding the lawsuit; Amazonia Recovery Ltd., a Gibraltar-based company set up by Donziger and his associates to receive and distribute funds resulting from the Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron; and Pablo Fajardo, Luis Yanza and Ermel Chavez, who are all directors of Amazonia Recovery Ltd.

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发布时间：2015年2月