Epstein Secrets

om Colorado, had become CEO (chief executive officer) and chairman after George died. Sid Petersen, an accountant, was COO (chief operating officer). Harold was a warmer and more approachable personality. That’s what you'd expect in an oilfield guy. Sid was reserved and analytical. That’s what you might e

oard too were top people. But trouble was brewing. The trust, meaning Lansing and I, owned about 43% of the shares. The Getty Museum, also chaired by Harold, owned another 11%. Boards and managers prefer scattered ownership, so that they can operate more freely. Second-best would be concentration in doci

was already on the Getty Oil board. I was invited to join too. We met four times a year, most often in Los Angeles. Harold Berg, an oil engineer from Colorado, had become CEO (chief executive officer) and chairman after George died. Sid Petersen, an accountant, was COO (chief operating officer). Harold was

years. "They are close friends to those in the administration — and it's hard to criticize your friends." Says another lawyer who knows Koh well: "Harold turned out to be someone who put his personal relationships with Clinton and Obama ahead of the law. That has been a surprise to us." Rizzo, the CI

Cruces, New Mexico, where Nasser was earning a master's degree in agricultural economics from New Mexico State University. As an adult, he lived in Colorado and Virginia, becoming an imam at an Islamic center in Falls Church. After September 11th, he began peddling the most noxious brands of jihadist rh

y involving itself in Israeli oil speculation. Vinegar knew the Israeli official was on a fool's errand. One night the official came to dinner with Harold and his wife, Robin, and pressed Vinegar again and again. "Are you sure you can't get Shell to come to Israel?" Vinegar had to keep repeating, no t

same kind of hydrocarbon compound as conventional petroleum. Rich kerogen deposits are found all over the world, from the Green River formation in Colorado to the Jordan River valley, including Israel. Once the discovery was confirmed in 2006, the Israeli government began looking for partners in the U