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The 4 Leaf Corporation
The 4 Leaf Corporation (4 Leaf Corp.), a Virginia corporation,
was incorporated on April 21, 1992. At all relevant times, 4 Leaf
Corp. had its principal place of business in Hampton, Virginia
(City of Hampton). During the years under consideration, Alfred
Fields (Mr. Fields), Mr. Bullock, Leroy Sharpe (Mr. Sharpe), and
Mr. Peacock each owned 25 percent of 4 Leaf Corp.'s outstanding
stock.
On October 6, 1992, 4 Leaf Corp. leased a building located in
Hampton, Virginia, which became known as the Buckroe Plaza Bingo
Hall (Buckroe). It was originally intended that the building would
be used for concerts, dances, bingo, and conferences. However,
after the City of Hampton prohibited 4 Leaf Corp. from sponsoring
a dance at the building, Buckroe was used exclusively as a bingo
hall.
Bingo Operations at Buckroe
Under Virginia law (1) only “qualified organizations” (i.e.,
charitable and fraternal organizations) may operate bingo games,
and (2) the workers at the games must be members of those
charitable and fraternal organizations, working as volunteers. See
Va. Code Ann. secs. 18.2-3450.1-4, 18.2-340.9 (Michie 1993).
During 1993, the bingo games at Buckroe were sponsored by two
charitable organizations: The Association for the Restoration of
Historic Cemeteries (the cemeteries restoration association) and
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