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FINDINGS OF FACT
Petitioners resided in Florida at the time they filed their
petitions.
The Reverend Yoon Sik Park had three sons, John, Joseph, and
David, all of whom were born in Korea. During the years in
issue, Joseph and David Park were married to Mi Jung and Deborah
Park, respectively. Petitioners immigrated to Maryland and
became naturalized U.S. citizens in the 1980s. Petitioners, led
by the eldest brother, John, moved to Florida and attempted to
establish themselves as businessmen. Using funds given to them
by their mother, John bought two strip malls.
At all times relevant, Reverend Park has been the senior
pastor of the Pyung Kang Church in Korea, which had 65,000
members. After hearing several of Reverend Park’s sermons in
1987, Mr. Kaharudin Latief and Mr. Ferry Tandiono became
Christians.
Mr. Latief and Mr. Tandiono were two wealthy Indonesian
businessmen. Mr. Latief has extensive business holdings and is
heir to an immense family fortune worth hundreds of millions of
dollars. From 1967 to 1981, the Latief family owned the
exclusive license in Indonesia to operate casinos, the lottery,
and greyhound racing. As a young adult, Mr. Latief’s lifestyle
revolved around exotic sports cars, perpetual partying, and
international jet-setting. He would often accompany his father
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