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run his other businesses. He was there intermittently, going
back and forth between Connecticut and Florida. Mr. Bowers
received mail and had an answering machine there.
World Class Boxing had its base of operations in
Connecticut. Mr. Bowers served as a manager of fighters and did
some promotions. Previously, Mr. Bowers had been involved with
Marlon Starling Enterprises, another fight concern. George Cruz
trained fighters for Marlon Starling Enterprises and for World
Class Boxing. Mr. Cruz often would contact Mr. Bowers through
Sound Ideas, because if Mr. Bowers were not there, someone at
Sound Ideas would know where to reach him.
The only business that Mr. Bowers received any income from
in 1989 was Technical Acoustics, Inc. (TAI). TAI assembled
equipment for sound reinforcement and telecommunication. Mr.
Bowers was the sole owner of TAI, and he moved TAI from
Connecticut to Jacksonville, Florida, during late December of
1988 or early January of 1989. The three TAI employees relocated
as well. The same moving company moved TAI, Mr. Bowers, and his
three employees. The items Mr. Bowers shipped to Florida
consisted mostly of clothes contained in several wardrobe boxes
and one bedroom set from the condo. That bedroom set went to the
Mandarin house, which was purchased in late January of 1989
shortly after the TAI relocation to Florida.
By mid-February 1989, TAI had opened a checking account with
Enterprise National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida. TAI used a
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