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consisted mainly of tens and twenties. Petitioner explained to
Hensley that he had not revealed the alleged gift earlier because
his father and one of his brothers were involved in the illegal
narcotics business, that they had wanted him to participate in
the illicit activity, and that he had declined to do so. In that
connection, petitioner told Hensley that he had concerns about
what his father and brother might do to him if they were to
discover that he had received such a large cash gift from their
mutual ancestor.
Following the second interview, Gray gave Hensley some of
petitioner's bank records, and Hensley issued an information
document request listing other specific items she wished to
examine, such as documents related to the purchase of the house
at Cave Road, the Corvette, and the payoff of the Mustang loan.
A third meeting between Hensley and petitioner took place in
March 1993. At this time, Hensley primarily wanted to ascertain
all possible sources of petitioner's bank deposits and cash
expenditures. She also wanted to learn about the size of the
canister holding the alleged cash gift, anything unusual about
the money contained therein, and how the cash was placed in the
can. Petitioner told her that his great-grandfather had given
him the key to a file cabinet containing the canister and that
the cabinet was locked. Petitioner also said that the money was
"crunched down" inside the container. Hensley asked petitioner
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