The father of an employee of Halliburton subsidiary Kellog, Brown and Root in Iraq is alleging that his son was gang-beaten by a group of fellow employees at the Baghdad airport where he works as a security coordinator for KBR. Yesterday, the father of Ron Chavez-who is from right here in Houston, Texas-sent a letter to the US Justice Department. It reads:
"My son Ronald Lee Chavez an employee of Halliburton in Iraq was severely beaten by peer Halliburton employees. These employees are known in Iraq as the Leesville, LA "Red Neck Mafia".
Ronald was med-evaced to Camp Anaconda where he is in a US Military Hospital and remains there. According to my daughter in law Patti, Ronald is to be transferred to a military hospital in Germany because of Atria Fibrillation to his heart due to the severe beating. What I understand, Halliburton has advised Patti, that Ronald needs a Passport to get medical treatment at a Military Hospital in Germany.
While Ronald was in Albuquerque on R & R, he advised me that his Boss did not like him because Ronald is Hispanic; and that the "Red Neck Mafia" ran the operation for Halliburton at Baghdad Airport. Ronald further advised me that he had reported by Memorandum to higher authority within the Halliburton Chain of Command the vulnerabilities at Baghdad Airport regarding to terrorist attacks. Ronald further stated that higher authority was upset at his recommendations.
According to Patti, Halliburton advised her that they had sent 3 of the "Redneck Mafia" members back to the USA; and that Halliburton was not going to file criminal charges against them. They further
It is unclear who gave the order to dispatch Ronald to the location and/or who called for medical assistance. According to Patti, Ronald is waiting for a military aircraft to transfer him to Germany for treatment. Ronald is presently in ICU in serious condition."
That is a letter written to the US Justice Department yesterday by Eli Chavez, the father of Ron Chavez. His father says he plans to file a criminal complaint against anyone involved in his son"s beating. Eli Chavez joins us here in our Texas studio.
* Eli Chavez, the father of Ron Chavez. He is also a decorated veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency for his work in Laos and the Philippines. He is also a former Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent as well as a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division. Last year, he ran for Congress in the state of New Mexico.
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