James F. Marshall, Esq. (SBN 126030)
JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.
2540 Huntington Drive, Suite 201
San Marino, CA 91108-2601
Telephone: (626) 287-4540
Facsimile: (626) 237-2003
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
HOWARD B. THOMPSON, individually and as the trustee of the Charlotte
A. Thompson Irrevocable Trust; MARK ONTIVEROS; STAN W. CASTEEL;
SHARON BRADY;
PAUL F. RINGHEISER, JR.; SANDRA RINGHEISER; PAUL REINGHEISER, III,
Plaintiffs,
v.
LI KA-SHING; GARY K. WINNICK; LODWRICK M. COOK; JOHN M. SCANLON; DAVID
L. LEE; DAN J. COHRS; JAMES C. GORTON; THOMAS J. CASEY; JOSEPH P.
CLAYTON; DAVID A. WALSH; ABBOT L. BROWN; BARRY PORTER; JOSEPH P.
PERRONE; ROBERT ANNUNZIATA; WILLIAM S. COHEN; ANDERSEN; ANDERSEN
WORLDWIDE; ARTHUR ANDERSEN, LLP; TERRY MCAULIFFE; ANNE BINGAMAN; JEFF
BINGAMAN; WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,
SNIPPETS:
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
PAUL F. RINGHEISER, JR.; SANDRA RINGHEISER; PAUL REINGHEISER, III,
BINGAMAN; WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,
Plaintiffs, by the undersigned counsel, aver on personal knowledge as to themselves and their
many of the shareholders of GCL, potential investors in securities issued by GCL, and the
On information and belief, GCL is a foreign, Bermuda corporation with its principal executive
In its first Annual Report for 1998, Defendant Gary K. Winnick, a GCL founder, described the
On information and belief, punitive and exemplary damages are highly likely to be awarded in
citizen of and domiciled in Florida and at relevant times bought or sold GCL securities.
WINNICK is sued herein as a direct participant, aider and abettor, and co-conspirator in the
Defendant Lodwrick M. Cook was and is a citizen of and domiciled in California, a resident of
On information and belief, CASEY used to be a partner in the Washington, DC office of
Defendant Joseph P. Perrone was and is a citizen of and domiciled in New Jersey and a
On information and belief, as set forth fully below, COHEN joined himself to the agreement,
t and Pentagon officials into awarding GCL or its affiliates a sensitive U.S. military contract
GORTON, CASEY, CLAYTON, WALSH, BROWN, PORTER, PERRONE, ANNUNZIATA, and COHEN are collectively
On information and belief, the Director and Officer Defendants were especially concerned that
On information and belief, Anderson does business and is found in Los Angeles County,
Arthur Andersens vision is to be the partner for success in the new economy.
extremely close relationship has existed between the Accountant Defendants, on the one hand,
(MCAULIFFE)
MCAULIFFE was formerly the chief fundraiser for former President William Jefferson Clinton
collectively called the Corrupt Officials below.
The foregoing accounting restrictions on exchange transactions are called the SHAM
statements for the period from March 19, 1997, to December 31, 1997 (the 1997 Financials),
COHENs purpose in forming The Cohen Group was and is to trade off his many government
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