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Hmm looks like ervine had THIS one right at least. Give the devil his due.

L8R

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>Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1998 20:44:42 -0400
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>From: "Reef Fish (Large Nassau Grouper)" <rflng@CL*.ED*>
>Subject:      Uwatec Aladin Air-X Nitrox case update
>To: Multiple recipients of list SCUBA-L <SCUBA-L@BR*.BR*.ED*>
>
>                       The Greenville News
>                    Thursday September 3, 1998
>
>     Judge orders SLED investigation into perjury allegations
>
>
>By Andrea Weigl, Staff Writer
>
>A circuit judge ordered an investigation Wednesday into allegations
>that an official with Swiss manufacturer of scuba diving equipment
>committed perfury and attempted obstruction of justice in a civil
>trial earlier this summer.
>
>Circuit Judge Joe Watson, who presided over the trial in June
>involving Uwatec A.G., wants the State Law Enforcement Divisions to
>investigate whether Bret Gilliam, president of the company's American
>operation, committed perjury during that trial.
>
>Gilliam declined to comment Wednesday from his home in New Brunswick,
>Maine, and referred all questions to the company's local attorney, Don
>Cockrill.  "We will review what the court has said and take whatever
>action is an appropriate response," Cockrill said.
>
>      <Summary of previously reported court case deleted>
>
>Watson, who served as Greenville County's chief prosecutor for 12
>years, wants SLED to investiage whetehr GIliam directed another
>employee to commit perjury during a deposition and later asked her to
>retract her confession to an attorneys.
>
>Once the investigation is complete, SLED will forward a report to
>local prosecutors, who would decide whether to press criminal charges
>against Gilliam, said officials with the 13th Curcuit Solicitor's
>Office.
>
>Also at Wednesday's hearing, Watson awarded $2,127 to the pair for
>attorney's fees and discovery expenses.
>
>Paschal told Watson that his clients had to purchase one of the
>defective dive computers because GIlliam said during discovery and at
>trial they didn't have any.  But another employee testified during the
>trial that Gilliam had at least two of these computers in his
>possession, Paschal said.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Andrea Weigl covers courts.  She can be reached at 298-4297.
> 
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