The Four Horsemen of the Gulf: Transocean's Role
Follow The Money
“Follow the money” is a familiar refrain when one is trying to ascertain the motives which underlie predatory criminal actions. Greed was certainly a motivating factor for the collective criminal actions of these for corporations. Our journalistic trek will prove to be a surprisingly simple endeavor because all we will have to do to comprehend the motives and goals of these “spillioniares,” is to the follow the money trail. And for that, we begin with Transocean.Transocean’s Nefarious Character
On the food chain of Gulf Coast co-conspirators, the evidence demonstrates that Transocean merely played the role of an errand boy. Yet, this criminally orientated transnational corporation willingly served as the perfect stooge from which to do the bidding of the masterminds of this event (e.g., Goldman Sachs). Contrary to popular belief, BP did not own the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was Transocean. As with any criminal investigation, it is prudent to begin by analyzing the criminal character of the accused. Transocean is indeed a proven criminal enterprise corporation with a long history of significant legal entanglements involving many national governments. Transocean’s legal transgressions include, but are not limited to, the bribery of foreign governmental officials, tax fraud, tax evasion and falsifying records. It is now clear that Goldman Sachs, who will be proven to be the mastermind organization behind this tragedy, sought out Transocean in order to play the role of the "hit man" in this tragedy. It is important to note that Transocean began an intimate relationship with fellow Gulf co-conspirator and orchestrator of this tragedy, Goldman Sachs, in 2007 as Transocean was merged into its current corporate state which included incorporating Transocean into a Cayman Island Corporation. A Cayman Island corporation would be more difficult to prosecute, and to secure evidence from, by the United States government. It does not take a great deal of imagination to understand why Goldman Sachs took an interest in creating the new look Transocean when one considers the “Stooge” role Transocean would soon play in the Gulf event, less than three years later. Transocean legal status had to extend beyond the reach of the United States justice system because they could have implicated the other three co-conspirators.Transocean's Criminal Past
Most recently, Transocean has been prosecuted by the governments of Norway and the United States. Transocean is being prosecuted by the Norwegian government for fraud and failing to pay taxes on over 10 billion dollars of profit. Transocean is also being prosecuted by the United States government. In the case of The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, of the United States of America v. Transocean, the American government is prosecuting Transocean on four counts:COUNT 1- Conspiracy to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (18 U.S.c. § 371
COUNT 2- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation - Nigeria (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-l(a)).
COUNT 3- False Books and Records - Nigeria (15 U.S.C. §§ 78rn(b)(2)(A), 78m(b)(5), 78ff(a)).
COUNT 4- False Books and Records - Nigeria (15 U.S.C. §§ 78m(b)(2)(A), 78m(b)(5), 78ff(a)) [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][3].
Given Transocean’s propensity for criminal activity, it is easy to ascertain why Goldman Sachs targeted Transocean, for, yet another, criminal enterprise activity involving the Gulf, as this Cayman Island Corporation has repeatedly proven to be undeniably corruptible and would earn their New World Order stripes by becoming a prime candidate in the furtherance of this far reaching conspiracy.
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