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          Mr. Key’s Arrest, the Money in His Possession When Arrested, and            
          Petitioners’ Conviction                                                     
               On or about November 28, 1995, under an alias, Mr. Key was             
          staying at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California.  On that                
          date, the Anaheim Police Department arrested Mr. Key and seized             
          from him cash totaling $302,515.25 and postal money orders                  
          totaling $15,750.                                                           
               In November 1995, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department            
          seized from Mr. Key 24 cashier’s checks, made out to him,                   
          totaling $105,175.  These checks were for the following amounts:            
          1 for $2,250, 1 for $3,000, 1 for $4,325, 2 for $1,300, 2 for               
          $4,000, and 17 for $5,000.  Many of the checks are numbered                 
          sequentially and were purchased on the same date.                           
               On June 29, 1998, petitioners were convicted of separate               
          counts of unlawfully preparing and operating an endless chain               
          scheme in violation of California Penal Code section 327 for                
          their activities in connection with The Ultimate Comeback.6                 
          Petitioners’ Tax Returns                                                    
               Petitioners informed a revenue officer that they did not               
          have any income for 1993 and 1994 for which U.S. Individual                 
          Income Tax returns needed to be filed.  During 1993, petitioners            
          filed bankruptcy and were discharged in 1994.                               
               On February 24, 1997, petitioners filed their 1995 joint               

               6  The appellate court affirmed petitioners’ convictions and           
          the Supreme Court of California denied petitioners’ petition for            
          review.  People v. Key, No. S091405, (Cal., Nov. 15, 2000).                 




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