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Harris W. Freedman (Freedman), a certified public accountant
and the named partner in Freedman & Co., was the president and
chairman of the board of F&G. Freedman was experienced with
leveraged leasing, and he owned 94 percent of a Sentinel EPE
recycler.
Freedman & Co. prepared the tax returns for ECI, F&G, and
Clearwater. Although Freedman & Co. did not prepare the initial
financial projections included in the offering memorandum,
Freedman did review the financial projections and made
suggestions as to both format and substance.
Freedman & Co. also provided tax services to John D. Bambara
(Bambara). Bambara was the 100-percent owner of FMEC, as well as
its president, treasurer, clerk, and director. Bambara was also
the president of PI and a member of its board of directors. He,
his wife, and his daughter also owned directly or indirectly 100
percent of the stock of PI.
Elliot I. Miller (Miller) was the corporate counsel to PI.
In 1981, Miller was also a shareholder of F&G. Miller
represented Grant personally and Grant’s clients who invested in
other programs that Grant promoted. Miller was also an
acquaintance of Winer.
John Y. Taggert (Taggert) was a well-known tax attorney and
an adjunct professor at the New York University Law School.
Taggert had been acquainted with Miller for about 15 years prior
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