> Where does this inherent distrust come from? Let's assume for just one minute that Nestle didn't pay an illegal bribe to Zimmerman (and/or other Gov official

> Where does this inherent distrust come from? Let's assume for just one minute that Nestle didn't pay an illegal bribe to Zimmerman (and/or other Gov officials) to forego/suspend the permitting review. Then what you are suggesting is that Nestle hired a former Govermnet employee they directly knew started working on a permitting review (already 15 years overdue on his watch) and continued this review for four years and then simply suspended the review without completion or even documenting why it was suspended. Then the very same company subject to the botched review immediately hires the Government employee they personally knew not only dropped the ball on the review but completely failed to document Why it was stopped...and do not forget the salient fact that the suspended review ultimately benefited the company. In any other circumstance than funny business, the company would have never hired an employee they personally knew to be so incompetent as to completely stop working on a 4 year old permit review without either completing the review or documenting what happened.