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would be entitled to the better of his settlement or the Tax
Court's decision in the test cases.
F. The Alexander Understanding
On June 3, 1986, Mr. Alexander wrote to Mr. Matsumoto,
suggesting that they might "blow the whistle" on Mr. Kersting.
Mr. Alexander's letter displays animosity and resentment against
Mr. Kersting arising out of their unresolved dispute, which had
not yet been submitted to arbitration. Shortly after writing to
Mr. Matsumoto, Mr. Alexander listened in on a telephone
conference call between Mr. McWade and Mr. Matsumoto as confirmed
in a subsequent letter that Mr. Alexander wrote to Mr. Kozak.
Mr. Alexander's letter to Mr. Kozak, dated July 16, 1986, states:
Dear Chuck:
I just had a long phone conversation with Gilbert
Matsumoto relative to blowing the whistle on you know
who. During this long phone call Gilbert "patched" me
in to his phone while he called McWade, the attorney
at the IRS. I must say Gilbert's phone mechanism works
very well, I heard every word McWade said and he did
not know I was on the line. Gilbert instructed me not
to say anything.
After the conversation with McWade Gilbert agreed to
call you and fill you in on the latest information.
McWade will be now talking to Myron Chang, the IRS
attorney on the Criminal Investigation side of the IRS.
McWade also said to go ahead with the Affidavits and
then we can discuss with himself and with Myron Chang
what the next step will be. In the conversation with
McWade, Gilbert also discussed the amount of "finder's
fee" and method of payment to the person(s) supplying
the information. It was very clear to me that the fees
are negotiable and that they could be on the amount
assessed or the amount collected. This is also
negotiable and from their eagerness to get you know who
I believe the fees could be sizeable.
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