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of $500 casino chips, totaling about $5,000, but that these chips
were not all that Hund had. Hund testified that Karasinski
cashed in $12,000 to $14,000 of chips which Hund received from
Wilson, and that Hund divided the cash into seven shares, one
each for himself, Cattalo, Grove, Ryan, Wilson, Giongo, and the
Captain, and distributed the shares to the respective individuals
at Giongo's New Year's Eve party, with Wilson accepting the
shares for Cattalo and the Captain, neither of whom attended the
party. Giongo and his wife testified about the party and denied
that any distribution of money occurred during the party. Ryan
did not testify about the New Year's Eve party at all, but
testified that he was away for the Hitchens search and that he
later received several hundred dollars from Cattalo attributed to
the Hitchens search.
As for the diamonds, Karasinski saw a sack of diamonds at
Hund's house which he understood to be Hund's share. Hund
testified that Wilson found the diamonds, and that he (Hund)
later saw 13 diamonds and received two diamonds from Wilson.
Ryan testified that after he returned from his vacation, he,
Cattalo, Grove, and Hund each picked out one diamond.
Based on the record as a whole, it is likely that Hund kept
more than his proportionate share and that Ryan received less
since he was not present on the search. Faced with conflicting
testimony on the amounts of casino chips and how they or their
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