The Fujimori-Montesinos Era in Peru
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | July 28 | Alberto Fujimori is sworn in as president of Peru |
| 1992 | September 12 | Antonio Ketin Vidal leads a police squad in the arrest of the Shining Path leader, Abimael Guzman |
| 2000 | September 14 | First vladivideos leaked to the media showing Montesinos bribing congressman to switch party affiliation |
| 2000 | September 15 | Fujimori asks Montesinos to quit and dissolves the National Intelligence Service (SIN) |
| 2000 | September 24 | Montesinos seeks political asylum in Panama |
| 2000 | October 23 | Montesinos fleas Panama, returning to Peru and disappearing into hiding |
| 2000 | October 29 | Montesinos escapes from Callao, Peru on the Karisma |
| 2000 | November 2 | Swiss Government announces a freeze on accounts held by shell companies owned by Montesinos and his family |
| 2000 | November 4 | Fujimori appoints Jose Ugaz as ad hoc prosecutor to investigate Montesinos |
| 2000 | November 4-5 | Karisma with Montesinos on board arrives in Isabela Island and Emma Mejia joins the group |
| 2000 | November 13 | President Fujimori flees Peru, flying through the United States to Japan where he is given asylum |
| 2000 | Novembeer 18-19 | Montesinos and the Karisma arrive in Cocos Island |
| 2000 | November 21 | Peruvian congress rejects Fujimori’s resignation and impeaches him as president |
| 2000 | November 25 | Special Prosecutor Jose Ugaz opens a formal investigation into former President Fujimori’s crimes |
| 2000 | November 25 | Ketin Vidal is appointed Minister of Interior in charge of locating Montesinos |
| 2000 | December 7 | Montesinos and Mejia fly into Caracas on a private plane |
| 2000 | December 14 | Mejia turns herself into the Peruvian embassy in Caracas, returns to Peru and discloses Montesinos location |
| 2000 | December 15 | Vidal flies to Caracas and organizes an unsuccessful raid on clinic where Montesinos had plastic surgery |
| 2000 | December 14-15 | Otoniel Guevara brings Montesinos to Jose Guevara’s home, and Guevara moves Montesinos to the home of Ismelda Perez, his driver’s sister. |
| 2001 | April 16 | Ketin Vidal flies to Caracas to meet with Interior Minister Miquilena seeking cooperation |
| 2001 | April 20 | Ketin Vidal flies to Valencia, Venezuela on a tip from Orlando Laufer and Patricio Poleo that Montesinos is at Hato Piñero. |
| 2001 | April 21 | Venezuelan police raid Hato Piñero but fail to arrest Montesinos |
| 2001 | April 22 | Peru issues Emergency Decree No. 049-2001, Establishing a Financial Reward for Accurate Information Leading to the Location and Capture of Vladimiro Montesinos |
| 2001 | May 28 | Guevara moves Montesinos from Ismelda Perez’s home to his mother’s home |
| 2001 | June 3 | Alejandro Toledo is elected president of Peru |
| 2001 | June 21-22 | Jose Guevara is arrested in Miami and calls Jose Luis Nuñez from FBI custody |
| 2001 | June 23 | President Hugo Chavez announces Montesinos captured in Venezuela and extradition to Peru |
| 2001 | August | Ketin Vidal meets with Jose Guevara in FBI offices in Miami |
| 2001 | September 6 | Minister Rospigliosi’s letter to FBI Supervisor Special Agent Kevin Currier asking for written report on Guevara’s reward claim |
| 2001 | October 29 | SSA Currier’s letter to Minister Rospigliosi supporting Guevara’s reward claim |
| 2002 | August 5 | Special Commission resolution accepting Guevara’s claim for consideration |
| 2002 | September 2 | Minister Costa’s letter to SSA Kevin Currier asking for additional details regarding Guevara’s reward claim |
| 2002 | October 30 | SSA Currier’s response to Minister Costa supporting Guevara’s reward claim |
| 2005 | May 31 | Special Commission rejects the eight reward claims including Jose Guevara’s |
Jose Guevara Lawsuit Chronology
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | December 27 | Guevara complaint against Republic of Peru and former Ministers Antonio Ketin Vidal and Fernando Rospigliosi |
| 2005 | October 6 | Order by U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke dismissing Guevara’s complaint against Peru and the two former ministers |
| 2005 | November 7 | Notice of Appeal by Jose Guevara |
| 2006 | August 18 | Peru’s lawyer fails to appear at oral argument before U.S. Court of Appeals |
| 2006 | December 5 | Opinion by U.S. Court of Appeal reversing Judge Cooke’s order of dismissal and reinstating Guevara’s lawsuit |
| 2007 | April 27 | Order granting Peru’s lawyers’ motion to withdraw as counsel |
| 2007 | June 28 | BakerHostetler and author appear as the new counsel for Peru and the two former ministers |
| 2007 | August 10 | Peru files a motion to transfer the case to a Peruvian court under the inconvenient forum doctrine (forum non conveniens |
| 2007 | August 10 | Defendants Vidal and Rospigliosi file a motion to dismiss Guevara’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction |
| 2008 | March 20 | Order by Judge Cooke setting trial date for June 23, 2008 |
| 2008 | March 28 | Order by Judge Cooke deferring ruling on Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi’s motion to dismiss Guevara’s complaint |
| 2008 | March 31 | Order by Judge Cooke denying Peru’s motion under the inconvenient forum doctrine |
| 2008 | April 14 | Guevara files motion for partial summary judgment |
| 2008 | May 22 | Deposition of Fernando Rospigliosi |
| 2008 | May 23 | Deposition of Antonio Ketin Vidal |
| 2008 | June 17 | Order by Judge Cooke resetting trial date for September 15, 2008 |
| 2008 | July 23 | Deposition of Jose Guevara |
| 2008 | August 28 | Order by magistrate judge granting Guevara’s motion to compel trial testimony of FBI agents, Waldo Longa and Kevin Currier, and denying Peru’s motion to take their depositions |
| 2008 | September 8 | Order by magistrate judge requiring former Minister Costa to appear on behalf of Peru for a deposition in Miami |
| 2008 | September 9 | Order by Judge Cooke granting Guevara’s motion for summary judgment against Peru, awarding Guevara more than $8 million |
| 2008 | September 11 | Deposition of Waldo Longa |
| 2008 | September 19 | Luis Percovich, Miami banker, files a motion to intervene in Guevara’s lawsuit to claim Peru’s reward |
| 2008 | September 22 | Order by magistrate judge to compel the deposition of Peru’s representative within five (5) days in Miami. Failure to appear would subject Peru and its counsel to sanctions |
| 2008 | September 26 | Deposition of Gino Costa Santolalla |
| 2008 | September 29 | Order by magistrate judge limiting questions by Peru of its representatives to questions related to Peru’s counterclaims |
| 2008 | September 29 | Deposition of Luis Vargas Valdivia |
| 2008 | October 20 | Order by magistrate judge denying Peru’s request to retake the deposition of Jose Guevara or bar him from testifying on questions he refused to answer and denying Peru’s motion to compel the FBI to produce documents and witnesses |
| 2008 | October 21 | Order by Judge Cooke denying motions by former Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and ordering them to file motions for summary judgment |
| 2008 | October 23 | Deposition of Kevin W. Currier |
| 2008 | November 7 | Order by Judge Cooke granting Guevara’s motion for summary judgment against Peru’s counterclaims |
| 2008 | December 1 | Order by Judge Cooke denying Luis Percovich’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit |
| 2008 | December 16 | Order by Judge Cooke dismissing complaint against former Ministers Vidal and Rospigliosi |
| 2008 | December 17 | Final Judgment against Peru entered by Judge Cooke |
| 2009 | January 9 | Notice of Appeal by Jose Guevara |
| 2010 | January 13 | Oral Argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit |
| 2010 | June 28 | Opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals reversing judgment entered against Peru, effectively ending Guevara’s lawsuit |
| 2010 | July 27 | Order by Judge Cooke dismissing Guevara’s lawsuit |
| 2010 | December 7 | Order by U.S. Supreme Court denying Guevara’s writ of certiorari challenging Court of Appeals decision |
