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I R. JoHNSotl: N0, THAT,S lHE ttEltBERS Utirot'l
l.lE[tBERS,

2 THAT' S THE I,IEIIBERS.

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3 SCHECTER: COI{VEYED TO COUNSEL YoU NEED ONLY

4 LOOK AT THE FIVE
ANNUAL RFPORTS TNAT WERE PROVIDED TO

5 COUNSEL, FILED TO THE COURT, PUT ON THE WEBSITE, TO
KNOU

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TIIAJ THE $2 llILLIoN IS A FRACTIoI'I 0F THE AttOUtlT THAT trAS

7 PAID OUT.

8 llR. JoHNSoN: H0N0R, I [,ASN'T
YoUR DoNE.

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I'IR. SCHECTER: I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED,

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THOUGII. BECAUSE THAT WAS A hISSTATEI,IENT. WE TRIED TO

IT
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CoRRECT THAT t^,lTH COU|ISEL, INFoRIiALLY. HA$ NOT TAKEit

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IT FoR S0llE REASoN. THE THE
REcoRD BEF0RE CoURT SHolrS

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THAT'S IT'S !,IORE THAN $2 TIILLION DOLLARS.

SoN:
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l',|R. JoH |ETS JUST PUT IT THIS WAy: THEY,RE

$2 IIILLTOI
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PAYIiIG OUT OVER TO PEOPLE THEY OSTENSIBLY CAI{'T
.
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FIND, O LIKE TO 'T GIVE
WE' KI.IOI., - THEY I{OII US At{Y

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INFOR}'ATION AS TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IO FINO AiIY OF
THESE

18 PEOPLE.

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THE COURT: LET IIE JUST I4AKE AN OBSERVATTON.

20 AND IT OR I4AY NOT BE . IF I
IIIAY ACCURATE BUT LOOK AT I.IY

21 LIST HERE. ONE OF T}IINCS THAT YOU'RE UNHAPPY IS
ABOUT IHE

22 AI'IOUIIT THAT'S PAID FOR ADI1INISTRATION EXPEI,ISES. AND
I{OW

23 YOU'RE TELLING I.IE YOU WANT TO TAKE A I4ILLION OF THE $2

24 }1ILLION, LET JUST SAY, IT
AI'ID THROI,.I INTO AN INVESTIGATION

25 TO SEE },IHAT lllE CAN DO TO FIND THESE PEOPLE,
W}IICH WILL

26 INCREASE TI{E ADITIIN ISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND YOU'RE ALREADY

27 CHALLENGING THE AD}IINISTRATION EXPENSE.

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R. JoHNSoN: I'll
SAyINc THE EXPEI,|SES ARE TO0 HIGH,

KENYNIA
D. DARDEN, CSR
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