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Farmers Insurance Group (FIG).1 That business consisted princi-
pally of (1) investigating suspected criminal and fraudulent
activities of FIG's agents, clients, and third-party claimants
and (2) training FIG personnel in the conduct of such investiga-
tions so as to enable FIG to establish an internal workforce with
that investigative capability.
During the years at issue, DCI sent FIG invoices for ser-
vices rendered that were prepared in accordance with FIG's
specifications and that pertained to different types of services
rendered, including investigative services and office and cleri-
cal services related to those investigative services. Pursuant
to FIG's specifications, DCI's invoices also billed FIG for costs
that FIG agreed to reimburse (e.g., meals and lodging).
Evergreen Typing Service
Throughout all relevant periods, DCI required various
secretarial and clerical support services in order to conduct its
business operations. During the years 1980 through 1982, DCI
first employed Ms. Diamond and then Headquarters, Inc. to provide
such services. During the summer of 1982, DCI formed its own
secretarial and clerical support services business known as
Evergreen Typing Service (ETS) for the principal purpose of
providing such services to DCI in connection with the work that
1 DCI provided its services to a division within the legal
department of FIG known as the Criminal Investigations Division
(CID).
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