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Mr. McDermott has a brother who lives in Canada. Every
year, the brother visits petitioners for the Christmas holidays.
The brother generally gives petitioners money around that time to
buy Christmas presents for their family.
Mr. McDermott’s father was a native of Canada, and he lived
there in 1995.3 During that year, he suffered from diabetes and
had heart problems which required significant care. His wife
died in October 1995, and he stayed with petitioners for a long
time over Christmas. He gave $6,000 to petitioners before his
stay to buy Christmas presents for the extended family and to buy
household and medical items (e.g., medical supplies, a chair, and
a bed, covering, and linens) related to his stay. At least part
of that money came from an offshore bank account that Mr.
McDermott’s father maintained in the Bahamas.
Before marrying Mr. McDermott, Ms. McDermott was a widow
with two children. Beginning with the birth of the first child,
Ms. McDermott’s mother has given money to Ms. McDermott to help
her raise her children. Her mother also gives money to her
around Christmastime to buy presents for the family. During
1995, Ms. McDermott’s mother wired $2,500 and $3,000 from her
bank account in Lorain, Ohio, to petitioners’ bank account. Of
those amounts, $3,000 was a Christmas gift, and $2,500 was to be
3 Mr. McDermott’s father died on June 24, 1998.
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