James B. Nicholson, Trustee vs. Harmon

(Formerly Woo 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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HEARING ON MOTIONS FOR ABATEMENT, DAMAGES, ETC.

DATE: Non Hearing, per Theresa Lam, 2-12-7

JUDGE: David A. Ezra, per Theresa Lam, 2-12-7

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DEFENDANT’S WITNESS

ROGER G. STILLWELL

Address to be determined.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roger G. Stillwell (born October 13, 1939), an American lobbyist. Stillwell was charged with "falsely certifying that he did not receive reportable gifts" from Jack Abramoff [1] and on August 11, 2006, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charges. He was scheduled for sentencing as of October 26, 2006.[2]

Career

Stillwell worked for the Office of Insular Affairs, part of the US Department of Interior, during the George W. Bush administration. He was the desk officer in charge of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Abramoff Scandal

In December of 2005, the Washington Post reported: "Abramoff's team also cultivated Roger Stillwell, the Marianas desk officer at the Interior Department. In a recent interview, Stillwell said he accepted dinners at Abramoff's restaurant, Signatures, and tickets to Washington Redskins games. But he said that all those actions occurred while he was a contract employee at Interior, not a federal worker. He also said he sent Abramoff copies of e-mails he sent to his boss, but he noted that none of them contained confidential information and that 'there's nothing wrong with doing that.'" [3]

Abramoff and the lobbying firms he worked with were heavily involved in preventing legislation that would put the Mariana Islands, their client under ordinary US Labor Laws. There are allegations that Abramoff overbilled the Islands, as well as illegally funded many gifts. The Legal Times wrote: "As the desk officer at Interior with responsibility for the area, Stillwell would have had considerable involvement in any policy or legislation dealing with the Northern Mariana Islands, though his particular role in any of the proposed legislation remains unclear." [4]

Previously, Stillwell was a "long-time staffer" for the US House Delegate from Guam Antonio Borja Won Pat [5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Stillwell

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November 29, 2005

Guam Receives $14.2 Million Compact Impact Grant from Office of Insular Affairs
By Roger Stillwell, Department of the Interior

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs announced today that Deputy Assistant Secretary David B. Cohen has signed the $14,242,322 Compact Impact grant award for the fiscal year that began on October 1.

Under the terms of the grant, the Government of Guam will use the funds to help offset the costs associated with migration from the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau under the Compacts of Free Association.

Prior to the release of the grant, Guam is required to submit to the Office of Insular Affairs a plan to use the funds that complies with the requirements of legislation which provides $30 million annually in “Compact Impact” funds to be divided among Guam, Hawaii, the CNMI and American Samoa.

This is the third annual Compact Impact grant that Guam has received. Funds may be used for health care, education, social services and public safety, including for infrastructure relating to any of those services.

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Roger Stillwell is expected to testify regarding his business, professional, political and personal relationships with Judge Alan Kay, Dan Inouye, Daniel Akaka, Neil Abercrombie, Linda Lingle, Jack Abramoff, Peter Savio, Ben Benson, Mark McConaghy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Guido Giacometti, Dan Case, Steve Case, Stephanie Case, Jeffrey Case, Gale Norton, Faye Kurren, The Nature Conservancy, George W. Bush, Kamehameha Schools, Bank of Hawaii, Gilbert Tam, Robert Kihune, Mary Lou Woo, Steven Guttman, James B. Nicholson, Jim Nicholson, Tom DeLay, Richard Rainwater, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and others to be named upon discovery.