David C. Farmer, Successor-Trustee vs. Harmon
(Formerly Woo vs. Harmon & Nicholson vs. Harmon)
CV05-00030 DAE KSC
U.S. District Court For the District of Hawaii
Judges: David A. Ezra; Kevin S. Chang
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DEFENDANT’S WITNESS
LAWRENCE REIFURTH
Leiopapa A Kamehameha Building
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 801
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808-586-2630
Fax: 808-586-2640
Website: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/main/
E-mail: dcca@dcca.hawaii.gov
Lawrence Reifurth is a former Hawaii Insurance Commissioner; Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA).
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August 27, 2008
VIA fax: 808-529-7177 &
e-mail: sguttman@kdubm.com
David C. Farmer, Esq.
Office of the United States Trustee
c/o Steven Guttman, Esq., Kessner Duca Umebayashi, et al.
220 S. King Street, Floor 10
Honolulu, HI 96813
Re: CV05-00030 - David C. Farmer, Trustee vs. Bobby N. Harmon
Exhibit: “Marsh & McLennan: The Marsh Birds”
Witnesses: Mark Bennett; Laurence Reifurth; J.P. Schmidt; Rocco Sansone, etc.
Dear Mr. Farmer & Mr. Guttman:
Due to the new discovery of important FACTS related to this case, I am updating the information for the subject Exhibit and witnesses, which you will find on-line at:
http://www.kycbs.net/MarshBirds.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Bennett-Mark.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Reifurth-Laurence.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Schmidt-JP.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Sansone-Rocco.htm
These facts clearly show that there are numerous conflicting professional, financial and political relationships between entities involved in this case which cannot be dismissed as being merely “phantom dots”, “conspiracy theories”, “political opinions”, or “protected subject matter”.
As I have previously advised, I intend to file a MOTION TO REOPEN this case unless you are willing to try to resolve this matter NOW through voluntary NEGOTIATION or, as an alternative, through non-binding MEDIATION.
If you are not open to either of these alternatives, then please let me know immediately if you intend to file any Objections to my reopening this case.
Very truly yours,
Bobby N. Harmon, CPCU, ARM
cc: United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey
E-mail: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Carol Muranaka, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Office of the United States Trustee
Fax: 808-522-8156 & E-mail: ustp.region15@usdoj.gov
Governor Linda Lingle, State of Hawaii, Fax: (808) 586-0006
Mark Bennett, Attorney General, State of Hawaii, Fax: (808) 586-1239
Hugh Jones, Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, Fax: (808) 586-1477
Lawrence Reifurth, Director, Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Fax: (808) 586-2640
Jeffrey P. Schmidt, Hawaii Insurance Commissioner, Fax: (808) 586-2806
Ed Kubo, U.S. Attorney, Hawaii, Fax: (808) 541-2958
Charles H. Hurd, President, The Mediation Center of the Pacific
Fax: (808) 538-1454 & Email: mcp@mediatehawaii.org
Website: http://www.mediatehawaii.org/
Keith W. Hunter, President & CEO, Hawaii Dispute Prevention & Resolution
Fax: (808) 537-1377 & E-mail: www.dprhawaii.com/Contact.aspx
Website: www.dprhawaii.com
Sheryl L. Nicholson, President, ACLU of Hawaii
Fax: 808-522-5909 & E-mail: office@acluhawaii.org
Website: www.acluhawaii.org
Janet L. Kamerman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Email: HONOLULU@FBI.GOV
Judge Robert Faris, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-522-8120 & Email: hib@hib.uscourts.gov
Judge David A. Ezra, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-3575 & Email: theresa_lam@hid.uscourts.gov
Judge Kevin Chang, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-1181 & Email: sa@hid.uscourts.gov
Judge Barry Kurren, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-1181 & Email: richlyn_young@hid.uscourts.gov
Steven Katzman, American Arbitration Association, Fax: (619) 557-5339
Dee Jay Mailer, CEO, Kamehameha Schools, Fax: (808) 541-5305
James Cribley, President, P&C Insurance Co., Fax: (808) 523-1888
Nathan Aipa, Esq., Pitluck Kido Stone & Aipa, LLP, Fax: (808) 545-4015
Matt Tsukazaki, Esq., Torkildson Katz... (Attorney for Kamehameha Schools)
Fax: (808) 523-6001
James Wriston, Jr., Esq., Ashford & Wriston, jwriston@awlaw.com
Robert Bruce Graham, Jr., Esq., Ashford & Wriston, bgraham@awlaw.com
Rocco Sansone, V.P., Marsh & McLennan, Fax: (808) 585-3510
Jeffrey Sia, Esq., Ayabe, Chong... (Attorney for P&C Insurance Co.)
Fax: (808) 586-2806
Marion Higa, Hawaii State Auditor, Fax: (808) 587-0830
Roy Hughes, Esq., Hughes & Taosaka
Fax: (808) 521-7489 and E-Mail: hthughes@hawaii.rr.com
Valerie U. Katz, CPCU, ARM, VP, Claims, Island Insurance Co.
Fax: (808) 275-8222 & E-Mail: clmrpt@islandinsurance.com
James Kawashima, Esq., Kawashima Lorusso & Tom LLP, Fax (808) 544-8399
Thomas Kaulukukui and Patrick Yim, Trustees, Queen Liliuokalani Trust
Fax (808) 203-6151
Stuart Ho, President, Waialae Country Club, Fax: (808) 734-4791
Peter K. Hanashiro, Partner, KMH LLP, E-mail: phanashiro@kmhllp.com
Dennis Tsuhako, CPA, Fax: (808) 531-3433
John English, American Arbitration Association, Email: EnglishJ@adr.org
View this page on-line at:
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Farmer-8-27-8.htm
View archives of the original web-page at:
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August 21, 2008
VIA fax @ (808) 586-1239
and e-mail: hawaiiag@hawaii.gov
Mark Bennett, Attorney General
State of Hawaii
425 Queen Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
RE: CV05-00030 - Office of the United States Trustee vs Bobby N. Harmon
Request for Criminal Investigation into Alleged Racketeering Activities
Marsh & McLennan, Inc., Chubb Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Kamehameha Schools, Prudential, Zurich Financial and others; and
Request for Enforcement of Hawaii Revised Statutes Vol. 13, Chap. 634F
Dear Attorney General Bennett:
This is to inform you that I have not received an acknowledgment of, or response to, my letter you dated August 1, 2007, regarding the referenced matter. A copy of this letter, and related information, can be found on the Internet at:
http://www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Hawaii-AG-8-1-7.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Attorney-General.htm
http://www.kycbs.net/Confessions.htm
Since this information is necessary in order for the subject case to be finally closed, I ask that you provide to me, as soon as possible, an accounting of the settlement recovered for Kamehameha Schools and P&C Insurance Co., Inc. for the fraudulent overcharges which I reported beginning in November, 1996, and which may be continuing to this date.
Also, as a tax-payer, I ask that you provide to me. and to the general public, complete details– including reimbursement of premiums, damages for wrongfully denied claims, penalties, etc.– regarding the settlement negotiations and monies received which involved any and all claims made by the State of Hawaii against the insurance agents, brokers and carriers involved in your investigations and settlement negotiations.
Your immediate response is respectfully requested.
Very truly yours,
Bobby N. Harmon, CPCU, ARM
cc: Hugh Jones, Dorothy Sellers, and Lawrence Goya,
Office of the Attorney General, c/o Hugh Jones (hugh.r.jones@hawaii.gov)
Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney General (AskDOJ@usdoj.gov)
Ed Kubo, U.S. Attorney, Hawaii (fax: 808-541-2958)
Janet L. Kamerman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Email: HONOLULU@FBI.GOV
Laurence Reifurth, Director, Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
(fax: 808-586-2640)
Jeffrey P. Schmidt, Hawaii Insurance Commissioner (fax: 808-586-2806)
Linda Lingle, Governor, State of Hawaii (fax: 808-586-0006)
Carol Muranaka, Office of the U.S. Trustee (ustp.region15@usdoj.gov)
David C. Farmer, Trustee. (fax: 808-529-8642)
James B. Nicholson, Trustee (jamesbnicholson@aol.com)
Steven Guttman, Esq, Kessner Duca.... (sguttman@kdubm.com)
Judge Robert Faris, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-522-8120 & Email: hib@hib.uscourts.gov
Judge David A. Ezra, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-3575 & Email: theresa_lam@hid.uscourts.gov
Judge Kevin Chang, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-1181 & Email: sa@hid.uscourts.gov
Judge Barry Kurren, U.S. District Court, State of Hawaii
Fax: 808-541-1181 & Email: richlyn_young@hid.uscourts.gov
Steven Katzman, American Arbitration Association
Fax: (619) 557-5339
Charles H. Hurd, President, The Mediation Center of the Pacific
Fax: (808) 538-1454 & Email: mcp@mediatehawaii.org
Website: http://www.mediatehawaii.org/
Keith W. Hunter, President & CEO, Hawaii Dispute Prevention & Resolution
Fax: (808) 537-1377 & E-mail: www.dprhawaii.com/Contact.aspx
Website: www.dprhawaii.com
Sheryl L. Nicholson, President, ACLU of Hawaii
Fax: 808-522-5909 & E-mail: office@acluhawaii.org
Dee Jay Mailer, CEO, Kamehameha Schools
Fax: (808) 541-5305
James Cribley, President, P&C Insurance Co.
Fax: (808) 523-1888
Nathan Aipa, Esq., Pitluck Kido Stone & Aipa, LLP
Fax: (808) 545-4015
Matt Tsukazaki, Esq., Torkildson Katz... (Attorney for Kamehameha Schools)
Fax: (808) 523-6001
James Wriston, Jr., Esq., Ashford & Wriston
Robert Bruce Graham, Jr., Esq., Ashford & Wriston
Rocco Sansone, V.P., Marsh & McLennan
Fax: (808) 585-3510
Jeffrey Sia, Esq., Ayabe, Chong... (Attorney for P&C Insurance Co.)
Fax: (808) 586-2806
Marion Higa, Hawaii State Auditor
Fax: (808) 587-0830
Roy Hughes, Esq., Hughes & Taosaka
Fax: (808) 521-7489 and E-Mail: hthughes@hawaii.rr.com
Valerie U. Katz, CPCU, ARM, VP, Claims, Island Insurance Co.
Fax: (808) 275-8222 & E-Mail: clmrpt@islandinsurance.com
James Kawashima, Esq., Kawashima Lorusso & Tom LLP
Fax (808) 544-8399
Thomas Kaulukukui and Patrick Yim, Trustees, Queen Liliuokalani Trust
Fax (808) 203-6151
Thomas Fitton, Judicial Watch, www.judicialwatch.org (info@judicialwatch.org)
Public Citizen, www.cleanupwashington.org (cleanupwashington@citizen.org)
Rocco Sansone, VP, Marsh & McLennan, Hawaii (fax: 808-585-3510)
Robin Campaniano, AIG Hawaii Insurance Co. (aighi001@aighawaii.com)
Margery Bronster, Esq. (info@bchlaw.net)
Judith Neustadter Fuqua, Esq., Arbitrator (Judy@tiki.net)
William K. Slate II, President/CEO, American Arbitration Association (Websitemail@adr.org)
John D. Finnegan, CEO, The Chubb Corporation (info@chubb.com)
Lissa H. Andrews, Rush Moore LLP, Atty for Federal Insurance Co. (landrews@rehawaii.com)
Susan Tius, Esq., Rush Moore LLP (Stius@rmhawaii.com)
Matt A. Tsukazaki, Esq., Torkildson Katz ... (mat@torkildson.com)
Paul Alston, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (palston@ahfi.com)
James Duca, Esq. (jduca@kdubm.com)
Bradley Tamm, Esq. (btamm@hawaii.rr.com)
Greg Dunn (gregdunn1@verizon.net)
Lyn Flanigan Anzai, Hawaii State Bar Association (lanzai@hsba.org)
Jeffrey N. Watanabe, Esq., Watanabe Ing... (jwatanabe@wik.com)
J. Arthur Rath (imua@spamarrest.com)
Randall Roth (rroth@hawaii.edu)
Judge Samuel P. King (leslie_sai@hid.uscourts.gov)
J.C. Shannon (hapa1234@aol.com)
V.K. Durham, www.theantechamber.net/#AnchorVK (Vkdtdht@pionet.net)
Eric Shine, www.martiallaw911.com (civilrights911@socal.rr.com)
Marshall Chriswell (mc@whistleblowers.org)
Others...
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October 14, 1996
STATE TO TAKE OVER
INVESTORS EQUITY PROPERTY
The State of Hawaii will become the owner of thousands of acres of Colorado real estate, in its ongoing effort to recover assets for the 13,000 policy-holders of failed Investors Equity Life Insurance Co....
Gary Vose, who was chairman of Investors Equity when the state took it over in June 1994, has agreed to hand over The Meadows, a 4,000-acre subdivison at Castle Rock, Colo, to Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf . . .
Metcalf and the previous insurance commissioner, Lawrence Reifurth, have been working to recover assets since the state seized the insurance company after its management had run up a $60 million deficit. . . .
The deficit, which has since grown to more than $90 million, was incurred largely because Vose lost policy-holders’ money in highly speculative leveraged investments known as derivatives, the state charges. . . .
Vose’s agreement to transfer The Meadows and a smaller subdivision settles the state’s lawsuit against him, Eugene Sprague, an attorney in Denver representing the Hawaii Insurance Division, said today. . . .
Neither Vose’s attorney nor Metcalf could be reached for comment, so it was not immediately clear what the value of the Colorado properties might be. Sprague said he could not go into details because of a confidentiality agreement....
The Meadows was the brainchild of former savings and loan executive Charles Keating and was put up for auction after Keating’s Lincoln Savings & Loan Association became insolvent....
The state alleged that Vose then used $23.3 million of Investors Equity’s money, through one of his affiliated companies, to acquire the property in 1992.
In a civil suit, the state accused Vose of racketeering, fraud and other misconduct in buying The Meadows. The suit alleges that the holding company that controlled Investors Equity conducted sham real estate deals and used the insurance firm’s assets to pay huge fees to Vose and companies connected with him....
ITT Hartford Life Insurance Co. early this year acquired the Investors Equity policies, keeping them alive. A state insurance fund [a.k.a. US Taxpayers] contributed $10 million to boost the value.
See also: Tracking the Flock of AIPAC Vultures; Vultures in The Meadows; Vampires in The Reliance Group
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April 27, 2007
Senate approves new DCCA director
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
The state Senate has unanimously approved Lawrence Reifurth as director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Reifurth, who has held the position of deputy director since January 2003, replaces Mark Recktenwald, who was confirmed earlier this legislative session as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
On Thursday, the state Senate approved Gov. Linda Lingle's nominations of entertainer and businesswoman Cha Thompson to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Former Big Island Mayor Steve Yamashiro also received Senate confirmation to serve a second term on the HTA board.
Roland Viloria Resurreccion, Anne Sylvester, Edward Young, and Glenn Yamada were confirmed to serve terms on the Hawaii Strategic Development Corp. board of directors. The state agency was created in 1990 to promote economic development and diversification.
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January 27, 2003
GOVERNOR LINGLE APPOINTS LAWRENCE REIFURTH TO SERVE AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HONOLULU - Governor Lingle today announced the appointment of Lawrence M. Reifurth to serve as deputy director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). Reifurth will assist Mark E. Recktenwald, who last month was appointed director of the department.
For the last eight years, Reifurth, an attorney, has worked for the law firm of Oshima Chun Fong & Chung. Prior to that, he served briefly as insurance commissioner in 1994. Reifurth previously represented the Division of Consumer Advocacy and other agency clients during his tenure as a deputy attorney general from 1989-1994. Both the insurance and consumer advocacy divisions are located within the DCCA.
"Although Larry has been in private practice in recent years, he has demonstrated his commitment to public service and the department's mission by his earlier work for the State," said Governor Lingle. "His experience with the department, and his familiarity with its various divisions, make him a valuable addition to our team."
"I am honored by the opportunity to work with Governor Lingle and Director Recktenwald, and look forward to helping them further develop a business-friendly environment where the interests of consumers are always a top priority," said Reifurth.
Reifurth is a graduate of Marquette University, the Northwestern University School of Law and the J.D. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
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March 30, 2007
Governor Appoints Lawrence Reifurth to Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
He Replaces Mark Recktenwald Who Will Serve As
Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals
By Russell Pang, Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle today announced the appointment of Lawrence M. Reifurth to serve as director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). Reifurth, who has been the department’s deputy director since January 2003, will replace Mark Recktenwald who the Governor appointed as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals. His appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
“Larry’s experience as DCCA deputy director over the past four years, as well as his prior responsibilities in various DCCA divisions will ensure a seamless transition as we continue to carry out the department’s mission of helping Hawai‘i businesses be successful and protecting consumers from fraud and unfair business practices,” said Governor Lingle. “Larry is an outstanding and committed public servant, a strong manager and a respected leader, and he will continue to be a valuable part of our team.”
Prior to joining the Lingle-Aiona Administration, Reifurth worked for the law firm of Oshima Chun Fong & Chung. He also has had extensive experience working for and with DCCA under a prior Administration. In 1994 he served as the state’s insurance commissioner. Reifurth also represented the Division of Consumer Advocacy as a deputy attorney general from 1989-1994. Both the insurance and consumer advocacy divisions are located within the DCCA.
He is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, the J.D. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and Marquette University.
“It has been an honor to work with such a dedicated team of individuals who are truly focused on promoting a fair and business-friendly marketplace and ensuring that the interests of Hawai‘i consumers remain a top priority,” said Reifurth. “I look forward to continuing to work with the business community and consumer advocacy groups to build on the advances DCCA has made over the past four years.”
DCCA is made up of 12 divisions and offices. The major services of these divisions and offices are:
1) the registration of businesses, securities and franchises;
2) the licensing of financial institutions, professionals, insurance agents and companies, security dealers, brokers and investment advisers;
3) the regulation of cable franchises;
4) the examination of financial institutions, insurance companies, security dealers and investment advisers for safety and soundness;
5) the handling of complaints against those entities that DCCA regulates;
6) protecting and advancing the interests of consumers of regulated utility and transportation services;
7) providing consumer education through brochures, videos and live presentations.
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January 7, 2008
Trial Opens for 5 Former
Insurance Execs
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Forbes, AP
HARTFORD, Conn. - The former chairman and CEO of the world's largest insurer initiated a deal that led to five ex-executives being charged with participating in a scheme to manipulate the company's financial statements, a federal prosecutor said Monday during opening arguments at their trial.
Four former executives of Berkshire Hathaway (nyse: BRKA - news - people )'s General Re Corp. and a former executive of American International Group Inc. (nyse: AIG - news - people ) are charged in the scheme involving AIG's financial statements.
Prosecutor Raymond Patricco said former AIG CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, who has not been charged in the case, started the scheme in 2000, after AIG's stock price dropped 6 percent, representing a loss of $12 billion to shareholders. The price dropped because loss reserves had declined.
"Greenberg and AIG came to Gen Re for this deal," Patricco said.
Attorneys for the defendants denied their clients did anything wrong Monday and said the case involved complex, subjective accounting. They attacked government witnesses - two senior Gen Re executives who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to falsify SEC filings - as out to save themselves.
They also said their clients did not benefit financially from the scheme.
"This is not Enron or WorldCom," said Anthony Pacheco, attorney for former General Re Senior Vice President Christopher P. Garand, referring to two of the biggest recent business scandals.
Greenberg, who headed New York-based AIG for nearly 40 years, has denied any wrongdoing. He was referred to as an unindicted coconspirator in an indictment.
Allegations of accounting irregularities, including the Gen Re transactions, led to his resignation in 2005.
At issue in the trial of the former executives are two reinsurance transactions between AIG and Stamford-based General Re. Reinsurance policies are backups purchased by insurance companies to completely or partly insure the risk they have assumed for their customers.
Prosecutors said the transactions were initiated by an AIG senior executive to quell criticism by analysts of a reduction in AIG's loss reserves in the third quarter of 2000. The indictment alleges that the aim was to make it appear that AIG increased its loss reserves by about $500 million in 2000 and 2001, pacifying the analysts and investors and artificially boosting the company's stock price.
"But the evidence in this case will show that deal was nothing more than a sham transaction," Patricco said. "The defendants in this case knew what appeared in the contracts was a lie."
Prosecutors said Greenberg called his friend, former General Re CEO Ronald Ferguson, who is one of the defendants, and told him that AIG wanted to increase its loss reserves by $500 million, but did not want to bear the risk.
Ferguson agreed to the deal Greenberg proposed, Patricco said.
For a reinsurance transaction to be legitimate, there must be a transfer of risk, which was lacking in the deal in question, prosecutors said.
"The evidence in this case will show the defendants knew this would be a no-risk deal for AIG," Patricco said.
Greenberg and the company later reported that the loss reserves had gone up.
"Plain and simple, ladies and gentlemen, the statements about AIG's loss reserves were lies," Patricco said.
In opening arguments, Patricco never mentioned billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who could play a role in the trial. Some of the executives say they believed Buffett was involved and supported the deal that led to the charges. Buffett leads Berkshire Hathaway.
But prosecutors say they only named Buffett, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing, as a potential witness to rebut any suggestion by the defense that he was involved in or approved the deal.
Michael Horowitz, Ferguson's attorney, said Monday that his client told Buffett and others about the requested transaction.
"Not a single red cent went into his pocket," Horowitz said.
The former General Re executives charged were Ferguson, chief executive officer from about 1987 through September 2001; Elizabeth Monrad, chief financial officer from June 2000 through July 2003; Robert Graham, a senior vice president and assistant general counsel from about 1986 through October 2005; and Garand, a senior vice president from 1994 until 2005.
Also charged was Christian Milton, AIG's vice president of reinsurance from about April 1982 until March 2005. Patricco said Monday that he lost $360,000 when the stock price dropped.
The defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
AIG filed a restatement in 2005 related to the transactions and agreed to pay a record $1.64 billion in a settlement with federal and New York authorities.
In 2005, two senior Gen Re executives, John Houldsworth and Richard Napier, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to falsify SEC filings in connection with the investigation and are awaiting sentencing.
If convicted of all the charges, Ferguson, Monrad, Milton and Graham each face up to 230 years in prison and a fine of up to $46 million. Garand faces up to 160 years in prison and a fine of up to $29.5 million.
The trial is expected to last about two months.
The indictment:
www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/Documents/FERGUSON_SS_Indictment.pdf
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Lawrence Reifurth is expected to testify regarding his past and present business, professional, family, and social relationships between himself and Investors Equity Life Insurance Company, Senator John McCain, BCCI, Carol Muranaka, Zephyr Insurance Company, Francis W. “Bill” Reimers, Plan Compliance Group; Craig Watanabe, Clyde Mark, Matt A. Tsukazaki, Amberle I. Masuda, Hugh Jones, Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co., Ltd, Zephyr Insurance Company, Wayne Arakaki, Colbert Matsumoto, Island Insurance Co. Jerrold Chun, Linda Chu Takayama, Vesta Insurance Group, Gerald Takeuchi, Four Star Insurance Agency, Robert Y. Huffman, George Ariyoshi, Pete Grimes, Neal Kunde, Cincinnati Insurance Company, Chubb Group, CIGNA Insurance Co., ACE Insurance Co., DTRIC Insurance, Wayne Minami, American Savings Bank, Connie Lau, Dee Jay Mailer, Kaiser Permanente, Robert F. Clarke, Edwina Clarke, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Prudential, Judith Neustadter Fuqua, the Maui County Planning Commission, Richard Frunzi, Henry Blakely, Daniel Kihano, Hale Nani Partners, George Parker III, Jeffrey Stone, Linda Lingle, William Crockett, Bob Awana, Mark Recktenwald, First Insurance Company, Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, Robert Kihune, Robert Libkuman, Francis Keala, P&C Insurance Company, Louanne Kam, Nathan Aipa, William S. Richardson, Rocco Sansone, Marsh & McLennan, Inc., Sumitomo, Earl Anzai, Lyn Anzai, Seibu Group, Everett Dowling, Calvin Say, Sports Shinko, Robin Campaniano, AIG, Wayne Metcalf, Rey Graulty, Terry Mullen, John Mullen Co., Home Services Title Reinsurance Company, Robert Katz, Esq., C. Brewer & Co., Brewer Environmental Industries, Inc., Marsh & McLennan, ACE Insurance Co., Maui Land & Pineapple, Jeffrey Stone, Suntory, Ltd., Paul Alston, Mitsui & Co., Apollo Advisors, Blackstone Group, Trinity Investment, Allen Doane, Alexander & Baldwin, Matson Navigation, Constance Lau, American Savings & Loan, Jeffrey N. Watanabe, Bert A. Kobayashi, Michael J. Chun, Walter Dods, Jr., Madelyn D/Enbeau, Hale O Kaula Church, Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Co., D.R. Horton Company, Maui Lani Partners, Bill Mills, Makena Resort, John Jacobs, Prudential, Hawaii Medical Services Association (HMSA), Donna Tanoue, David C. Farmer, AIPAC, Stanford Carr, Jo Ann Uchida, Valerie U. Katz, Pono Chong, Patti-Jo Day, Neal Kunde, and others to be named upon discovery.
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Chronologies
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www.kycbs.net/BH-Settlement-Chronology.htm
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http://starbulletin.com/2003/10/22/news/index14.html
http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/03/news/index10.html
www.state.hi.us/ag/press_releases/news_2004/news_121304.htm
http://www.state.hi.us/jud/20710.htm
http://www.state.hi.us/jud/22150mop.htm
http://honoluluweekly.com/diary/2007/09/looking-for-ratings/
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Aon.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Chubb.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Island.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-P-C.htm
www.kycbs.net/Royal-SunAlliance.htm
www.kycbs.net/EQ2048-AG-Trustees-4-27-0.pdf
www.starbulletin.com/2000/10/04/editorial/letters.html
http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/03/business/story03.html
http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/17/news/story02.html
www.kycbs.net/Claims-By-Harmon.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Commissioners.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Marsh-McLennan.htm
www.kycbs.net/AlliedWorldAssurance.htm
www.kycbs.net/PriceWaterhouse.htm
www.kycbs.net/Title-Vultures.htm
www.kycbs.net/Travelers-St-Paul.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-St-Paul-Travelers.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-XL.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claims-Branch-Zurich.htm
First Amendment Rights/Obstruction of Justice
http://starbulletin.com/97/08/20/news/story1.html
http://starbulletin.com/97/08/26/news/story1.html
http://starbulletin.com/97/09/23/news/story2.html
http://starbulletin.com/97/10/03/news/story2.html
www.kycbs.net/KSBE-vs-BNH-Goemans-Free-Speech.pdf
www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Answer.htm
www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Hughes-Roy-8-4-5.htm
www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Guttman-8-6-5.htm
www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Appeal-Brief.htm
http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/15/editorial/letters.html
www.kycbs.net/Freedom-To-Sing.htm
IRS - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arm’s Length and Intermediate Sanctions
www.kycbs.net/IRS-11-10-97.htm
www.kycbs.net/KSBE-INTERROGATORIES.htm
http://starbulletin.com/98/11/03/news/story2.html
http://starbulletin.com/2000/02/08/news/story2.html
www.kycbs.net/AAA-IRS-10-10-0.htm
www.kycbs.net/Claim-IRS-3-28-5.htm
The Na Kumu Book Advisory Group
www.kycbs.net/NaKumuBook-6-10-4.htm
www.kycbs.net/NaKumuBook-6-12-4.htm
www.kycbs.net/Doc-Guttman-To-AAA-6-19-4.pdf
Apartheid, Hawaiian Style
www.kycbs.net/Apartheid-Hawaii.htm
Broken Trust - The Book
www.kycbs.net/Broken-Trust-Book.htm
Lost Generations
www.kycbs.net/Lost-Generations.htm
KITV Special Report
www.thehawaiichannel.com/newsarchive/7510847/detail.html
TO GO TO THE WOO VS. HARMON WITNESS INDEX
Originally posted: July 1, 2005, by The Catbird
Latest update: February 18, 2009