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house at 19824 Bob O Link Drive was machine gunned by drug
dealers.
The only other asset Intercontinental Aircraft Leasing owned
was another house located at 1261 Seminole Drive, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, which was purchased in 1982. On February
15, 1982, petitioner paid $53,170.41, the balance due on the
purchase of the house located at 1261 Seminole Drive.
Petitioner's Arrest in Mobile, Alabama
On June 13, 1980, petitioner was arrested by Federal
authorities in Mobile, Alabama, and charged with possession of or
conspiracy to possess a controlled substance. The arrest stemmed
from a transaction where petitioner was delivering 105,000
methaqualone tablets, or quaaludes, to Mobile in exchange for
approximately $175,000 in cash.
On June 17, 1980, petitioner hired Thomas Haas (Haas), an
attorney in Mobile, to represent him. Haas concluded that there
was no defense, either directly or indirectly, to the charge and
that he had no way of winning the case on trial.
At that time William Kimbrough (Kimbrough) was the U.S.
attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. The chief
assistant U.S. attorney was William Rudolph Farve (Farve).
Haas plea bargained with Farve. The U.S. attorney in Mobile
entered into a plea agreement with petitioner, which was not
reduced to writing, whereby petitioner agreed to provide the
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