- 5 - In November 1994, Falcon Seaboard established a presence in Argentina by organizing a wholly owned subsidiary, Falcon Seaboard Argentina, S.A. (Falcon Seaboard Argentina). Falcon Seaboard Argentina did not maintain an office in Argentina; rather, it utilized the office of its attorney, Ernesto Galante (Mr. Galante), in Buenos Aires, on a space-available basis. Petitioner’s business cards showed petitioner’s business address to be both that of Falcon Seaboard in Houston and that of Mr. Galante in Buenos Aires. During 1994, Falcon Seaboard paid petitioner $180,000 as a consulting fee and an unspecified amount as reimbursement for his hotel, taxi, and meal expenses in Argentina. Over time, Falcon Seaboard realized that construction of the power plant project was not feasible, and ultimately abandoned the project. After petitioner’s consulting services were terminated, he returned to Austin. Prior to his termination, petitioner traveled to Austin as often as possible to be with his family. The following summarizes petitioner’s entrances to and exits from the United States during 1993 and 1994 from petitioner’s and governmental records:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
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