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Promidux; Dapy; Roundabout; Attractours; Wayout; Holiday; and, in
his individual capacity, Chavez. Chavez, a U.S. citizen, was not
a Eurotor shareholder and did not have a Netherlands Antilles
corporation representing his interest in MTNV.
Andres Gelabert (A. Gelabert) worked for Segui at Segui’s
nightclub in Spain. He was sent to Florida to supervise
construction and to set up the operations of the Florida castle.
On May 16, 1983, Allen, on behalf of MTNV, offered to
A. Gelabert, in writing, the position of managing director of
MTNV. The offer provided for a salary of $24,000 per year and
3 percent of gross revenues. A. Gelabert’s duties included
supervising the construction of the castle in Florida; recruiting
and training 70 to 100 persons to be employed by MTNV,
particularly kitchen staff; ensuring all aspects of the
production, including verifying that the costumes and props were
historically accurate; and developing marketing and public
relations strategies. The offer was contingent on A. Gelabert’s
getting approval from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service to work in the United States.
Royal Catering, Inc. (RC), was incorporated in Florida by
Allen on June 30, 1983. A. Gelabert was listed as the sole
corporate director. A. Gelabert was the sole shareholder of RC
during the years in issue. RC was purportedly established to
provide catering services to the castle. Initially, RC was
actually used only as a vehicle to obtain U.S. visas for
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