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your affiant has discovered that corporate funds from
Weavewood have been used to pay Howard Thompson’s
personal debt and other financial obligations of Howard
Thompson. Attached hereto are canceled checks to Paul
Robinson for payment of charges on Mr. Robinson’s
credit card; Check to Philip Villaume for personal
legal services; Check to James Caveness [sic] who is a
personal friend of Howard Thompson’s and not an em-
ployee of Weavewood; See also attached Paul Robinson
credit card statement of account for Howard Thompson.
The Weavewood check ledger also indicates that Howard
Thompson’s personal auto lease was paid with Weavewood
funds. As recent as Friday, July 19, 1996, Howard
Thompson attempted to use Weavewood proceeds to pay for
past due legal services. * * *
d. That it is your affiant’s opinion that
Howard Thompson has also violated his fiduciary duty to
Weavewood, Inc. by investing corporate funds and sell-
ing stocks that had been with the company for decades
and using the corporate proceeds to purchase volatile
stocks when funds were needed to pay past due bills and
operate the day to day operations of the Company. That
your affiant has also discovered that Howard Thompson
acting on behalf of the Company borrowed $50,000.00
from Norwest Bank and after reviewing numerous corpo-
rate records your affiant has found no evidence that
these borrowed funds were used for the benefit of the
company or for any business purpose. * * *
6. That your affiant is familiar with the office
equipment and corporate automobile owned by or leased
by Weavewood. That attached hereto is a copy of the
title card for a 1992 Cadillac Allante which is owned
by Weavewood, Inc. Also please find attached a lease
agreement for certain pieces of computer equipment
currently leased to Weavewood, Inc. * * *
Transactions Involving Petitioner and Checks
That Were Drawn on Weavewood’s Checking Account
Weavewood’s Checks That
Were Payable to Ms. Thompson
During February 1996, petitioner signed the following checks
(collectively, Weavewood’s February 1996 checks) that were
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