I never thought I would be writing about Amigo Energy again now since I don’t live in Houston. However, I felt this post was warranted since a member of the Vega family reached out to me to personally thanking me for defending him and his father after they sold Amigo Energy to Fulcrum Power. Now that the case is over, it is safe to assume I can be more open about Javier Vega.

Mr. Rocha – I just wanted to say that your continued commitment to the truth is inspiring to us. My husband is probably too rare a commodity; he is 100% committed to truth and honesty in all facets his life; this episode has been very difficult on him but he remained committed to honesty throughout. He holds his head high.

We just had two healthy twin girls last month; so we are counting our blessing amidst the adversity.

He was deeply hurt when the press blamed all the bad things at the firm on him; but it was not his place to speak out. I know he took equal pride in the truth being championed by the press; and I know I speak for him when I say there was never any need to apologize in your blog; championing the truth is enough.

Thank you for all you do. – Sarah

I am pretty sure I could have written more about him, however, given his legal battle at the time, I was told he was advised by legal counsel not make any public statements. This was back in 2009; three years later after writing my post, Behind Amigo’s Facade, I was contacted by Javier Vega to inform me that he had won the case.

In 2007, Vega agreed to Fulcrum’s acquisition of Amigo Energy. Vega was to remain onboard as president and CEO of Amigo Energy, and would become senior vice president of Fulcrum Energy. When Vega was terminated without cause in 2008, Fulcrum kept Amigo Energy and refused to compensate Vega for his interest in the company. Vega filed suit, seeking a return of the value of his equity in the company, as well as unpaid salary and bonus. On August 1, 2011, a Houston jury unanimously voted in Vega’s favor, with damages and fees expected to total more than $3 million.

I was actually surprised Mr. Vega contacted me to update me about his case. I am touched since we really never had direct communication. Even though he won the case, according to court records Fulcrum is appealing. Not surprising really.

Does it really matter, in my eyes, not really. What matters, Javier Vega was vindicated by a jury of his peers. The
fact was Amigo Energy became a facade after it was purchased by Fulcrum, they kept Vega on so they can claim be a minority owned company, when greed and corruption took over, they used Vega as their fall guy. It is obvious the jury saw the same thing.

Javier and his father, Antonio Vega, have moved on and is operating another electric service provider, Mission Power.

I wish them the best.

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