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Betty Sverdlik (hereinafter sometimes referred to as
Sverdlik) was the office manager/controller at Dawn Joy from
about 1970 to May 1981. Charlotte Weiss (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as Weiss) handled accounts payable at Dawn Joy.
Sverdlik helped Sheldon keep his personal books and records.
Sverdlik wrote checks (that Sheldon signed) to pay bills, made
telephone calls, and took care of whatever came up. Sverdlik
began to work for Sheldon's father in 1963, and performed many of
the same tasks for Sheldon's father before she began to work for
Dawn Joy. Around the time Sverdlik left Dawn Joy, Sheldon
instructed her to train Weiss so that Weiss could take care of
Sheldon's personal bookkeeping. After Sverdlik left Dawn Joy,
Weiss assisted Sheldon with his personal bookkeeping.
Investing and Gambling Activities
Sheldon invested in racehorses (pacers and trotters) before
and throughout his marriage to Nancy. Nancy was generally aware
of Sheldon's investments in horses, although she was not involved
in the decision-making. She went to the track with Sheldon to
see the horses race. Sheldon sometimes mentioned to Nancy the
names of horses he owned, or was buying. After Sheldon's death
Nancy spent more than $40,000 to wind up Sheldon's horse
business, because the business was not viable without Sheldon to
manage it. Sheldon gambled on the horses at the racetrack, and
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