TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail (1)
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Steven Donziger, the disbarred lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. over alleged contamination of the Amazon rain forest, was sentenced to six months in jail for defying court orders.

God Damnit. God fucking Damnit. Fuck Fuck Fuck this is disgusting, private prosecutions. didn't even give credit for time served. all for beating Chevron in an environmental case and appealing a preposterous court order. I knew cruelty was the point in this but fuck. Even if he actually did 6 counts of contempt of court 2 years and 8 months is more than can be legally given for that.

  • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Will from Chapo has been consistently retweeting about this case, IIRC the judge had some shifty ties to oil companies

    It's all rigged

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      He's being prosecuted by chevron lawyers. Like not even a DA who receives donations from them, it's a private prosecution!

        • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          US DAs did not think this was a case worth prosecuting, and a private law firm hired by Chevron took it on their behalf. One of the many outrageous aspects of this whole thing.