ERHC Energy Inc (ERHE)

[DegenerateGambler]

YankeMike, here is the letter, Posted by: DegenerateGambler
Date: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:36:39 PM Post # of 133298

A letter to my Senator.

Robert C. & Carolyn Parker
2400 Goldenmoon St.
Las Vegas, NV 89108
[phone] Fax [phone]
email: [e-mail]

Dear Senator Reid:

Last July I wrote you a letter (see attached letter) concerning the ongoing investigations involving a Houston based company named ERHC. Your reply indicated you would look into this matter for me, but as of now nothing has changed. Here is some background on what has occurred. Over two years ago the government (Justice Dept) raided the company’s four person office in Houston in a “swat team” like manner under the authority of a “sealed” affidavit. The government gathered up all papers and computer information located in the office. These documents were copied by the government and then returned. Now over two years later the government has not brought forward any charges and still not “unsealed” the affidavit. ERHE’s company attorney has fully cooperated with the government in any requests made by the government for any additional information or whatever the government needed. Recently the company’s attorney, Mike Madigan, indicated at the Shareholders Meeting that he believes that the matters the government is concerned with have already PAST the Statute of Limitations and there is no evidence of any ERHE wrong doing..

The reason I am writing to you again, is first, why is the Justice Department’s affidavit still “sealed”? Any reason for “sealing” the affidavit has long past usefulness after two year. Secondly, if the Statute of Limitations has expired on the items the government has been looking into, why are they still pursuing this matter? On the surface, it appears that the government is unfairly using its massive resources on a small four person company. You would think that after two years the government would be able to uncover what ever they needed (if there was anything to uncover) to “unseal” the affidavit or bring charges against the company.

The company has been held “hostage” by the ongoing government’s investigations over the past two years. They have has great difficulty in replacing upper management (CEO & CFO) because of this “black cloud” hanging over the company. And worst of all it what this investigations have done to the stock price and the shareholders who have invested in the company.

I would ask you again, to look into this matter and find out why Justice Dept. has not “unsealed” the affidavit and why the Justice Dept. has not either brought charges against the company or dropped the matter if they do not have the evidence to bring charges. Your help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Parker,
Attorney at Law (retired)

July 24, 2007
Dear Senator:
I am writing you regarding the recent announcement that the Homeland Security Committee is investigating a Houston Based Company named ERHC. After researching the company, ERHC, and its claim to oil rights in West Africa. I find it quite disturbing to see the Senate Committee on Homeland Security initiating this action.
Recent articles, in national publications, have unfairly implicated EHRC with a number of assertions that are frankly untrue and unfounded. ERHC won its oil rights in 1997 after a $5,000,000 investment that originally identified the potential for oil bearing hydrocarbons in the offshore regions of West Africa. They earned these rights. EHRC was involved in the creation of the Joint Development Zone in West Africa (a resolution of territorial water rights between Nigeria and San Tome Principal).

It is well known in the West African Oil Patch that a number of US multinational oil firms were quite upset when ERHC landed the oil rights in West Africa. The published articles that I mentioned earlier were an accumulation, over the past years, of many falsehoods that have been patched together to give a wrong impression of ERHC. I can only ask that as part of your investigation please find out why ERHC has been singled out for this investigation. With only 4 employees they hardly represent a threat to Homeland Security. It is important that you find out why Big Oil multinationals have been involved in discrediting ERHC.

This is a classic example of Big Oil using its influence in Congress to try and change what has occurred in a foreign country across the ocean. Please make sure your precious investigation time for Homeland Security is spent working on more significant security problems then trying to please Big Oil’s notion of what needs to be corrected. Big Oil has likely requested various Senators to have this Committee put pressure on a small, four person company who legally obtained a small amount of oil rights in the JDZ. Big Oil wants to unjustly take away the rights to the oil that were legally obtained by ERHR.

As a retired attorney, I believe the rights of both big and small companies need to be addressed equally and not allow big companies push over little companies because they have more influence in Congress. Truth and Justice must prevail. Please do the right thing in this matter.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Parker,