"picking up the threads again" regarding BTU Industries Holdings USA Inc., BTU Ventures, QGEN, Wael Al Mazeedi.

We mentioned previously that we would have more detailed information regarding Al Mazeedi's (mis)representations of CONSPIRACY to US Federal, Massachusetts State, and Cayman Islands courts.

Al Mazeedi (primarily through WilmerHale's and Maples & Calders' VERY WILLING cooperation and misrepresentations) is always claiming that there are many people - exclusively his employees, investors, and partners - "out to get him" and bring him and his BTU/QGEN companies down.

We'll provide more context regarding his legal "maneuverings" and the results (the judges so far have issued decisions unfavorable to Al Mazeedi).

By the way, Al Mazeedi's principal lawyers for the past X years have been:

1. Richard Johnston - Wilmer Hale
2. Simon Firth - Maples and Calder

We'll also "pick up the thread" of James Commodore and Brian Murphy's affidavits.

Conclusions:
Murphy made factual assertions before US Federal Court.

James Commodore, on the other hand, just wanted to ingratiate himself to Wael Al-Mazeedi and stay on his good side so he wouldn't "get his ass" fired or sued.  We actually analyzed and annotated Commodore's affidavit more than 2 years ago when he originally submitted it to US Federal Court.

Commodore made many "accommodations" during his tenure at BTU.  It got him an additional 8 months of paychecks at BTU.  His departure (booted out or walked out? - more likely the former) was sometime around September 2009.

Interesting public domain correspondence from Commodore exits...

Wael Al-Mazeedi: A review of logic, purpose and/or motive in his lawsuits against former employees and contractors - Mr. Murphy's case

Perhaps the following is somewhat of a cautionary tale. Being on Al Mazeedi's "good side" does not equate to a "good outcome" for those around him:

Murphy submitted two affidavits to US Federal Court in the Betancourt litigation:

• 1st affidavit in support of Al Mazeedi's litigation against Betancourt: January 14, 2009
• 2nd affidavit in support of Al Mazeedi's litigation against Betancourt: February 9, 2009

 A little bit less than a year later:

• Murphy was sued by Al Mazeedi on January 7, 2010

Details and discussion will follow. Focus will be on Al Mazeedi's "allegiance" to those that "support" him. One word comes to mind describing Al Mazeedi's regard for those people: DISPOSABLE

Oh, we forgot to mention this, but perhaps we don't have to, Al Mazeedi keeps on being Al Mazeedi and living like Al Mazeedi.... and everybody else... they are just a part of the past.

Christina Stephens and BTU Ventures, BTU Industries, QGEN, etc. More to Come

upcoming information on a person that is seemingly KEY to much of BTU / QGEN.  She is his administrative assistant (and a seemingly devoted one at that).

from DEFENDANT BRIAN MURPHY’S ANSWER TO COMPLAINT (Murphy litigation)

"The defendant admits that on September 23, 2009 he reviewed surveillance video showing BTU employee Christina Stevens [sic] preparing a listening device that was then used by BTU CEO Wael Al-Mazeedi to conduct illegal audio surveillance of Mr. Murphy during a meeting September 23, 2009. The defendant denies the remaining allegations in this paragraph."  (paragraph 19)

from JOINT STATEMENT OF THE PARTIES, section IV. Proposed Deponents (Murphy litigation)

"The defendant seeks to depose Wael Al-Mazeedi (BTU President); Christina Stevens [sic] (Secretary to Mr. Al-Mazeedi); Faisal Kahn (BTU Chief Operating Officer); and Jeffrey Kent (BTU Accounting Department)."

from DEFENDANT BRIAN MURPHY’S OPPOSITION AND MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (Murphy litigation)

"These steps were designed to resolve the plaintiffs’ immediate concerns about any confidential or proprietary information that remained in the possession of Mr. Murphy, the plaintiffs’ former Manager of Information Technology, after he was terminated November 9, 2010. They were also designed to ensure that no party to the litigation had exclusive control over certain BTU documents that have been subpoenaed from Mr. Murphy by Martin Betancourt, who is a party to litigation with BTU in this Court."  [footnote 1]

[footnote 1]  "Mr. Murphy’s preference for securing evidence with the Court is well founded. On November 30, 2009 he notified the plaintiffs’ CEO, Wael Al-Mazeedi by letter of his claims against BTU of unlawful discharge, wage violations and audio surveillance in violation of M.G.L. c. 272, § 99. Mr. Murphy’s counsel later learned from BTU’s counsel (not counsel of record in this action) that digital video captured by BTU’s surveillance system on December 3—video which, Mr. Murphy will testify, shows BTU’s preparations to conduct illegal audio surveillance on Martin Betancourt—had been overwritten and no longer existed on BTU’s computers. Fortunately, Mr. Murphy had prepared a cd backup of the December 3, 2008 video surveillance while he was IT Manager at BTU, with responsibility for the surveillance system. That cd backup, which now appears to be the only surviving video evidence of the events on December 3, 2008, is among the materials Mr. Murphy deposited with the Court January 11, 2010."