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Ms. Trevino gave petitioner cash to spend. During 1996 and 1997,
Ms. Trevino was not employed outside the home.
Beginning in January 1997, petitioner requested bank
statements and documents from Ms. Trevino to show where his
income was placed and what investments were made. They met
almost weekly for about 15 to 30 minutes to discuss their
finances. Around the same time, petitioner requested that
Ms. Trevino purchase shares of stock in particular companies.
Subsequently, petitioner requested an accounting of which stocks
were purchased. Ms. Trevino provided to petitioner a handwritten
ledger sheet accounting for the family’s investments.
Ms. Trevino also provided handwritten ledger sheets to show
petitioner the amounts held in their various bank accounts.
Additionally, Ms. Trevino provided photocopied bank statements
from several financial institutions with varying account
balances. The bank statements were altered, reflected obvious
inconsistences, and had dates printed in an irregular form.
In late July 1997, petitioner’s law firm was experiencing
financial difficulties. At that time, petitioner was managing
partner of the law firm. Petitioner engaged Sanwa Bank to
provide a line of credit to the law firm, using his personal bank
accounts as collateral on the loan. He collected statements from
the joint bank accounts to substantiate his income to Sanwa Bank.
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