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instances, Mr. Quinn signed Mrs. Gaskins' name as the drawer of
these checks. Mr. Gaskins had given Mr. Quinn permission to sign
Mrs. Gaskins' name. Mr. Quinn and Mrs. Gaskins never discussed
this arrangement, but she was aware that he was signing her name
on the checks. Prior to the time in December of 1979 when Mrs.
Gaskins' name first appears on West Pine checks, Mr. Quinn had
signed the name of-William Devers (Mr. Devers) to the West Pine
checks, with Mr. Devers' permission. Mr. Devers had worked with
Mr. Gaskins, earlier when the latter was a roofer in
Philadelphia and Delaware. Mr. Devers also worked at West Pine.
Mr. Gaskins and Mr. Quinn were generally compensated for
their work on a weekly basis. However, sometimes their paychecks
were delayed or at least were not turned over to their wives in
a timely manner. Mr. Gaskins and Mr. Quinn each received a $100
per-week expense allowance from West Pine; these expense checks
were issued to Mr. Gaskins, Mr. Quinn, or "Cash". On a few
occasions during the years at issue, Mrs. Gaskins received
checks from West Pine in reimbursement for business telephone
calls made from her home.
Some of the investors, Messrs. Crosley, Walsh, and
McCullough, received paychecks, even though they did not perform
any services for West Pine. Messrs. Crosley and Walsh also
received $100 expense checks. West Pine also leased Lincoln
Continental automobiles for Messrs. Crosley, Walsh, Conwell,
Gaskins, and Quinn. During the years in issue, Messrs. Gaskins
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