Del Mar – In-House Counsel Michael Westergren and Vice President Garcia – were present at the trial of Reynolds, providing assistance to the defense

32. Mr. Benitez survived the shooting. Perez was eventually captured, and he confessed that Reynolds paid him to murder Mr. Benitez. In August 2005, Perez was convicted of attempted capital murder and sentenced to sixty years in prison.

33. In September 2005, Reynolds was tried for solicitation of capital murder. Apparently concerned that Del Mar bears responsibility for the shooting due to Matula’s knowledge of Reynolds’ activities, representatives of Del Mar – including In-House Counsel Michael Westergren and Vice President Garcia – were present at the trial of Reynolds, providing assistance to the defense team and disparaging Mr. Benitez to the prosecution. Del Mar’s efforts to defeat the prosecution of Reynolds were unsuccessful. Reynolds was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

34. Although he survived, Mr. Benitez suffered horrific injuries. Mr. Benitez endured multiple operations, an extended hospitalization, and the loss of portions of his colon, intestines, and part of a kidney. He was not of sound mind for weeks after the shooting and remains partially disabled to this day.