- 7 - against condominiums allegedly owned by petitioner in New Jersey and were still pending and that a request for a nominee NFTL with respect to the Claremore property had not been completed. On December 11, 2001, Mr. Baustert submitted a memorandum requesting authorization to file a nominee NFTL against the Claremore property to the Office of District Counsel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Counsel). The memorandum request was sent through Dale Spannagel, group manager. In the memorandum, Mr. Baustert outlined the facts that formed the basis for his belief that petitioner was the equitable owner of the Claremore property: (1) No mortgage was recorded when the Claremore property was ostensibly purchased by Alice Criner, indicating a cash purchase; (2) petitioner had a long history of placing real and personal property in nominee names of his family members and the Wesley Brown Society; (3) on April 26, 1990, petitioner’s ex- wife recorded a quitclaim deed divesting herself of any interest that she had in the Claremore property; (4) Rogers County Treasurer’s records indicate that petitioner, his wife, and their children have paid the ad valorem property taxes on the Claremore property; and (5) petitioner claimed to have “an arrangement” with his siblings to watch after the home, but he did not produce any affidavits from them when asked to do so by the revenue officer. The memorandum also noted that the Claremore property was listed for sale with Peck Realty for an asking price ofPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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