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entities as valid separate entities or true parties in interest
to the various transactions. Some of the individuals involved in
the transactions with Kanter had never heard of IRA, and those
that had, considered IRA to be Kanter.
Around 1992, Kanter attempted to have Hyatt send the
payments to the KWJ Co. partnership instead of to Weaver. While
Kanter provided Hyatt with documents showing that KWJ Corp. had
been sold to IRA, liquidated, and the contract rights assigned to
KWJ Co. partnership, Hyatt refused to do so without Weaver's
consent, which had not been attained at the time of trial. Hyatt
continued to send the payments to Weaver.
After Lisle began working for Travelers, although Schaffel's
agreement was purportedly with IRA, he sent payments from
Travelers deals to Holding Co. If IRA, rather than Kanter, had
been the true party in interest and had been Kanter's client, the
payments for the Travelers deals would have been paid to IRA.
A comparison of the business records of IRA, Administration
Co., Int'l Films, Holding Co., and HELO illustrates the sham
nature of the entities. Kanter completely controlled IRA,
Holding Co., Administration Co., HELO, Int'l Films, and the
various trusts. He had unrestricted power over the commingled
funds and was in a position to determine and direct the payments
from outside sources to the various entities. He routinely used
the funds for his own benefit. He routinely shifted accounts
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