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In execution of this strategy, petitioners hosted at their
residence a number of events to which distributors were invited.
Petitioners frequently used their home for training sessions,
meetings, and entertainment functions, including an annual
Halloween party attended by as many as several hundred people and
an annual “come home” event used to showcase both the corporate
properties in Phoenix and petitioners’ residence. To accommodate
such usage and their image-related goals, petitioners during the
period from late 1996 to early 1997 engaged in an extensive
renovation of their personal residence. They sought to create a
“showplace” or “trophy” home. Components of the remodel included
an enhanced driveway and fountain area, a columned porte cochere,
a large vestibule, redesigned bedroom and den/office area, raised
hallway ceilings, limestone flooring, new windows and French
doors, a lighting system, gold-leaf trim, furniture, and interior
design elements. The residential property also included a
swimming pool, tennis court, fountain, and extensive landscaping.
Both Mayor and KareMor maintain their principal corporate
office in a complex located on 24th Street in Phoenix, Arizona.4
The complex occupies the east and west sides of the street and
includes multiple buildings and surrounding landscaping. On the
east side are three buildings: A two-story office building, a
4 The record fails to clarify the precise ownership, as
between petitioners and/or one of their various entities, of this
property.
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