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petitioner deposit a portion of the cash into several safe
deposit boxes and bank accounts in petitioner's name in New
York City.
In total, Mr. Erickson paid in excess of $7 million
for the marijuana he purchased from petitioner and his
coconspirators. Petitioner divided the proceeds of the
transaction equally with Mr. Lubiejewski.
While in New York City, after the transaction with
Mr. Erickson was completed, petitioner spent approximately
$8,000 to $10,000 in cash for lodging at the Helmsley
Palace Hotel. Petitioner also spent $45,000 to lease an
apartment and approximately $100,000 to purchase an
Aston-Martin sports car. At petitioner's request,
Mr. Nelson made several deposits of approximately $9,500
each into brokerage accounts in petitioner's name.
Petitioner instructed Mr. Nelson to limit the amount of
each deposit to avoid the filing of Currency Transaction
Report forms with the Internal Revenue Service. At
petitioner's request, Mr. Nelson also delivered cash
payments of $40,000 to $50,000 each to various individuals
in payment of gambling debts. In addition, petitioner paid
a man named Ricardo approximately $250,000 to satisfy a
debt that petitioner had incurred in the Hot Tubs case.
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