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          programs, but the attorney was not knowledgeable in that area.              
          Mr. Norton instead reviewed Mr. Crockett’s publications and                 
          consulted with his sister-in-law, Kim Norton, with regard to                
          whether to purchase the trusts.  Mr. Norton did not consult the             
          Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the tax consequences of                
          participating in the trusts.                                                
               Mr. Norton purchased three trust programs from Mr. Crockett            
          for $3,500 to $8,500 each:  Denali Company Trust, South Denali              
          Lands Trust, and Finger Lake Holding Trust.3  Mr. Norton also               
          paid a yearly fee of $1,500 to remain in Mr. Crockett’s trust               
          program.  For each of these three trusts, Mr. Crockett and Ben              
          Owens (Mr. Owens) were appointed cotrustees.  Mr. Owens resides             
          in Palmer, Alaska.                                                          
               Mr. Norton initially met Mr. Owens through his church in the           
          late 1980s.  Mr. Owens was an acquaintance of Mr. Norton’s                  
          brother, David Norton.  Mr. Norton and Mr. Owens became better              
          acquainted in 1992 when Mr. Owens sought Mr. Norton’s advice on a           
          family matter, and when Mr. Owens joined Amway after Mr. Norton’s           
          introduction.  Mr. Norton appointed Mr. Owens as a trustee due to           
          his “impeccable character”, his tendency to make conservative               



               3  Mr. Norton is the trustee of several other trusts,                  
          including the Buffalo Contracting Trust, the Clement’s Family               
          Trust, the Nicholas and Lake Family Trust, and the North Fork               
          Trust.  Mr. Norton created another trust named the 2880 Papa                
          Trust, but did not carry out his intention to grant assets to the           
          trust.                                                                      





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