I phones the attorney the next morning, who told me CPC would not let him
defend us because of a "conflict", which he denied. He promised to find us
counsel, but never revealed that his new partner had defended CPC in the 1980
case.

I hired the attorney he referred to me, unaware of the serious conflict, who
assured me he could convince CPC to dismiss the case and pay Skippy, Inc., in
view of Waldo's critical condition. CPC refused to dismiss the case, and it went
to trial (a half day), after which our attorney suddenly withdrew.

* * *

Scores of consumers boycotted Skippy peanut butter in protest, and I filed a
complaint with the Justice Department at the assistant U.S. Attorney's request.
Notably, CPC never advised its stockholders or the Securities & Exchange
Commission of its alleged victories in the Skippy litigation, knowing full well that
title to stolen property can not be conveyed.

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. . . remained convinced CPC and its lawyers would eventually pay a high price
for their "utter cowardice and greed."

* * *

His greatest anguish was at the rank betrayal of the attorneys we hired and paid to
expose fraud and CPC's Skippy criminal enterprise, who remained silent in the
face of a clear duty to speak and inform federal authorities of fraud on the
government.

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