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lived. The last time petitioner and Abel had contact was on
November 9, 1993.
Receipt of the Cash
According to petitioner, on November 9, 1993, Abel went to
petitioner’s home in Brookshire and requested petitioner to
transport a significant amount of money for him to Mercedes.
Petitioner agreed to do so; he neither questioned Abel as to the
source of the money nor asked for anything in return for
transporting the money. Only Abel and petitioner were present when
this meeting took place.
Abel told petitioner that he was going to Houston and in a
couple of days would pass through Mercedes, at which time he would
meet petitioner and retrieve the money. Abel gave no specific
details regarding the time or place where they would meet, other
than that he would locate petitioner by recognizing petitioner’s
truck outside the beer joint. Petitioner agreed to transport the
money as a favor to Abel.
Abel gave petitioner several tightly wrapped bundles of U.S.
currency, which in the aggregate totaled $99,880. Each bundle was
several inches thick and contained currency in multiple
denominations. Abel cautioned petitioner not to show the money to
anyone. Accordingly, petitioner decided to place the money in a
spare tire that was mounted under the rear of his 1991 Chevy pickup
truck.
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